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Pols seek parking change during film shoots PAGE 6 Parking on Woodhaven Boulevard near Forest Park is always a pain — but is especially difficult during film shoots. That’s why Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Assemblyman Mike Miller are requesting the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment direct film crews to the bandshell parking lot, rather than the boulevard.

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7 from Queens back speaker on parade Letter lauds organizers for honoring convicted former FALN terror leader by Michael Gannon Editor

he decision to honor Oscar Lopez Rivera, who served 35 years in prison for his activities with the FALN, has been controversial since it was announced by the organizers of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 11. But things have really picked up since Monday, and over the course of 72 hours parade organizers gained considerable political support in the city, but have begun hemorrhaging major financial backers. Lopez Rivera, 74, was convicted in 1981 of charges including seditious conspiracy, interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition to aid in the commission of a felony and interstate transportation of stolen vehicles. He was not directly tied to the more than 100 bombings carried out by the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional, or FALN, a leftist Puerto Rican independence group. In December 1974 a bomb planted by the group in East Harlem went off, injuring rookie Police Officer Angel Poggi so seriously on his first day on the job that he was forced to leave the NYPD on disability. The group also claimed credit for a bombing at Fraunces Tavern in January 1975 that killed four and injured 50; and four more explosions in Manhattan on April 3, 1975. Lopez Rivera

was not implicated in any of the New York bombings. He was sentenced to 55 years in prison, and subsequently got an additional 12 for plotting an escape. Offered clemency in 1999 by President Bill Clinton on the condition that he renounce violence, Lopez Rivera refused. President Barack Obama granted a commutation — not the same as a pardon — in January. He completed his sentence under house arrest this month. On Monday, Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx), a native of Puerto Rico, released a letter to the parade’s board commending the organization “for recognizing that Oscar Lopez Rivera represents the voice, tenacity and resolve of Puerto Rico and its people.” The letter, signed by 30 members of the City Council including seven who represent Queens, concludes by saying, “We stand in solidarity with Oscar and express our full support for the board’s decision to recognize and uplift the legacy of Oscar Lopez Rivera.” Other less controversial honorees include Grand Marshal Gilberto Santa Rosa, a band leader and singer; actress Lana Parilla; musician Bobby Cruz; tennis player Monica Puig and gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez; among others. The Queens Council members who signed on include Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria);

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City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, left, a native of Puerto Rico, long has championed the cause of Oscar Lopez Rivera, freed this month after serving 35 years in prison for terrorist FILE PHOTO, LEFT, TWITTER / NYC COUNCIL activities. Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights); Julissa Ferreras Copeland (D-East Elmhurst); Peter Koo (D-Flushing); Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans); Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn, Queens) and Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton). Mayor de Blasio has said he intends to march in the parade. But NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill will not. Nor will the Hispanic fraternal organizations of the NYPD and FDNY.

Now a parade of sponsors appear heading out the door. “The National Puerto Rican Day Parade NPRDP) is a non-profit 501c3 and depends on the support of sponsors that share our values ...” The statement is from the first sentence under the section titled “Becoming A Sponsor” on the parade’s website. And while longtime sponsor Goya Foods continued on page 10

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A living memorial is rededicated in Qns. Forest Park Drive is co-named to honor Woodhaven World War I vets by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Lt. Arthur Engles is an unfamiliar name to most in Woodhaven these days — but at the beginning of the 20th century, the young man was well known for running around the neighborhood and setting hurdling records at one of the old Madison Square Gardens. Engles, like many his age, served overseas in World War I and, ironically, suffered a severe leg wound that eventually got infected. He died weeks later. Back home, the residents of Woodhaven wanted to honor Engles and the dozens of others from the area who died in action. They planted 70 trees along Forest Park Drive and decorated them every year around Memorial Day. The annual Memorial Day parade once ended where the trees stand. The tradition soon faded away, due in part to the American Legion Post 118 moving its headquarters from the park when the city widened Woodhaven Boulevard, and the history of the trees was forgotten — until about two years ago, when the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society rediscovered the significance of them. Almost 100 years after the end of World War I, another memorial was dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice when Forest Park Drive was co-named “Forest Park Memorial Drive” during a ceremony at the park last Saturday. “Our people will learn this tradition and

Woodhaven politicians, civic leaders and veterans unveil “Forest Park Memorial Drive” to honor PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY World War I veterans from the neighborhood. remember and honor the sacrifice of the 70 young men from Woodhaven who went there and never came home,” said Ed Wendell, executive director of the historical society

and the one who pushed for the co-naming since late last year. A street sign with the name was unveiled outside the Oak Ridge building.

Wendell had hoped to have the co-naming officially approved by the 100th anniversary of World War I’s armistice, but was able to do so well before with the support of several elected officials — including Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), who introduced the legislation to have the conaming authorized — and community organizations, such as American Legion Post 118. “By co-naming this street Forest Park Memorial Drive, we believe this will be a lasting reminder for all those passing through the park of the sacrifices made to protect our country’s freedom,” Crowley said at the ceremony. The trees and street sign are not the only memorials to war heroes in the park — Victory Field, Strack Pond and Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Oval are just some examples. “Today’s co-naming continues the tradition in this park of remembering our heroes,” the councilwoman said. For state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), the sign will serve as a reminder of his duty as a lawmaker. “It’s a reminder of the work we still have to do for the 900,000 veterans in our state,” he said, “in terms of healthcare, homelessness and the suicide rate. That’s what this co-naming is going to mean for me.” In keeping with the tradition, Wendell and students from St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy decorated one of the trees with Q patriotic ribbons and American flags.

Honoring the dead on Memorial Day Events in Howard Beach, Woodhaven by Anthony O’Reilly

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Sou t h Q u e e n s w i l l m a r k Memorial Day on Monday with events to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. Woodhaven will remember those who gave their all today, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Forest Parkway Plaza at the intersection of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue. A wreath will be dedicated at the World War II monument dedicated to Woodhaven residents who lost their lives during the war. Also in Woodhaven, American Legion Post 118 will host a ceremony outside its headquarters on Memorial Day starting at 11:30 a.m. The ceremony will be held in the “Garden of Remembrance,” at 89-02 91 St. Members of the American Legion will pay homage to their fallen comrades. Light refreshments will follow. In Howard Beach, the parade hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2565 will step

off at 11 a.m. from the Howard Beach-JFK A train stop in Coleman Square. Marchers will walk through the streets of Old Howard Beach and stop at the Vietnam War memorial at 99th Street and 157th Avenue, as well as the World War II memorial in front of Assembly of God Church, located at 158-31 99 St. The parade then marches to St. Barnabas Church, located at 159-19 98 St., before heading back to Coleman Square, where the names of area residents lost at war since Howard Beach’s founding will be read. A Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated before the parade at Our Lady of Grace, at 100-05 159 Ave., starting at 9:30 a.m. Memorial Day is always the last Monday in May. It was first called Decoration Day, in honor of those who lost their lives during the Civil War, and was originally celebrated every May 30. Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as we know it today, and in 1971 a three-day weekend for federal Q employees was created.

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Putting a spotlight on parking problems Residents cheer Crowley, Miller’s letter to Mayor’s Office on the issue by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

In a world where film crews take over parking spots along Woodhaven Boulevard, two lawmakers are teaming up in an effort to bring relief to their constituents. No, that’s not a teaser to the next box office thriller — it’s the mission of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), who earlier this month sent a letter to the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment requesting filmmakers be directed to not hog spots near Forest Park. The politicians, in a May 5 letter provided to the Chronicle, told Commissioner Julie Menin that their offices have received complaints of film crews parking on the boulevard between Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South. “These film crews are occupying spaces that would normally go to residents,” the two state in the letter. “Over the past few years, on-street parking spaces have become harder to find in Queens.” The duo requested parking permits for future film shoots be approved for the parking lot within Forest Park, near the bandshell. Crowley has also met with the city Parks Department to discuss the issue, according to a spokeswoman for the councilwoman. Area residents cheered Miller and Crowley’s advocacy and hope the city produces the

Woodhaven politicians are asking that parking near Forest Park be reserved for residents only PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY during film shoots. desired result. “There really is no reason for them not to be using it,” said Jim Cocovillo, who lives in the Forest Park co-op across the street from the park. “We’ve been suggesting it for years.” A spokeswoman for the Mayor’s Office of

Media and Entertainment said in an emailed statement, “The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment prioritizes quality-of-life concerns of communities that host TV and film productions throughout New York City. We are currently looking into this matter and expect to reach a resolution for residents in the area around Woodhaven Boulevard.” Parking near the co-ops is always a struggle, but is more difficult during film shoots. “Truthfully, we just try not to go out,” said co-op resident and board member Jay VanDevan. “Any spot lost is an issue.” Forest Park has been used several times for film shoots and sometimes crews can be on the boulevard for days or weeks at a time. VanDevan recalled co-op residents in 2012 were offered the use of the bandshell parking lot, when “Blue Bloods” was being filmed at the park. Very few residents went that direction. “That’s a last resort,” he said. “You have to walk along that dark stretch and it’s not safe.” Cocovillo, a board member of the co-op section he lives in, added the 102nd Precinct “unofficially” offered the lot, meaning motorists parked at their own risk. Civic activist Ed Wendell said the stretch of Forest Park Drive behind Victory Field – which is closed to motor vehicles — might be an additional place for film crews to put their vehicles rather than on Woodhaven Boulevard.

“We don’t want to be unfriendly to film shoots, but when there’s solutions right by why not take advantage of it?” Wendell asked. And it’s not just the co-op residents who are affected. “The people who are parking there have to park further away, and those residents have to park further away,” Wendell said. “The effects are felt neighborhood-wide.” Vance Barbour, of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said the civic doesn’t often get complaints about film crews parking along the boulevard. The group does dialogue with the co-op on general parking issues. Despite not hearing much about the issue, Barbour said the councilwoman and assemblyman’s idea is still a good one. “I would think it wouldn’t be too much of an inconvenience for crew to park at the bandshell,” he said. “But given how much economic benefit the city makes from film production, the city can at least repave it every once in a while.” Speaking on the general parking issue, VanDeVan said the co-op sees commercial vehicles park in spots for days at a time and that he’s “given up on calling 311” to resolve the issue. Cocovillo said nearby residents have problems finding spots any time after 2 p.m. “After that, people are hunting for spots,” he Q said.

Old ambulance HQ now a discount store Activists happy to see the Jamaica Avenue site no longer abandoned by Anthony O’Reilly

was almost torn down by the city until a judge granted him an extension about two years ago For the first time since April 2013, the and several more since then. It is still in a state of disrepair. building at 78-15 Jamaica Ave. is showing “I still have ill feelings toward the judge signs of life — though not in the way people that allowed the building owner to move forare used to. The former site of the now-disbanded ward,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambu- (D-Howard Beach). “I still wish for that space lance Corps has been turned into a “Price Less to be an ambulance headquarters.” Civic activist Ed Wendell said in an interDiscount Store,” after weeks of renovations. The interior of the once-dilapidated build- view, “The city failed Woodhaven, there’s no doubt about that.” ing has been fixed up On top of the judge and the facade has g r a nt i ng Ko ch a b e been given a facelift. still have ill feelings more time to fix the It’s unclear when toward the judge that building, the commuJa m a ic a Ave nu e’s nity had fought to try newest discount store allowed the building to keep the WRHVAC will open to the at its headquarters — public. owner to move forward.” until the group’s leadT he sale of the ers stopped returning building was cleared — State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. calls from lawmakers by the state attorney general last June after it laid dormant for and civic leaders and eventually sold the site, years. The building next door, at 78-19 Jamai- much to the chagrin of those who tried to ca Ave., suffered a partial collapse during a assist them. “There was help available for them,” Wenheavy rainfall in April 2013. The WRHVAC, which occupied the 78-15 dell said. Still, community leaders were happy to see site for many years, could not make repairs until the owner of the partially collapsed build- the space take on new life. “You’re always happy to see new businesses ing, George Kochabe, fixed his property, which

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A discount store is set to open at the former site of the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Jamaica Avenue. Woodhaven activists said they’re happy the site is taking PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY on new life. coming into the neighborhood,” Wendell said. “We’re happy something was able to go there.” The former Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association president added the discount store’s presence allays a concern the community had over the block. “One of our concerns was that between that property and the corner property, a developer

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were disappointed none was killed. Hey, they tried. After spending a few years as an indicted fugitive, Lopez Rivera was captured, tried and imprisoned for seditious conspiracy, interference with interstate commerce by threats or violence, possession of an unregistered firearm and other related felonies. His term was lengthened after an escape attempt. President Bill Clinton offered to let him out on the condition that he renounce violence, but he refused, unlike a number of his comrades. Then President Barack Obama commuted his sentence. He was shipped off to Puerto Rico to wrap up his time and then released. And now he’s the Puerto Rican Day Parade’s National Freedom Hero. Some hero, huh? Is this the guy you want your children looking up to as an inspiration? You might — if you’re a leader of New York City’s government. Mayor de Blasio has no problem with honoring Lopez Rivera. And Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is positively smitten with him. A native of Puerto Rico herself, Mark-Viverito on Monday wrote a letter to the parade organizers congratulating them for recognizing that Lopez Rivera “represents the voice, tenacity and resolve of Puerto Rico and its people.” His parade presence “will lift people’s

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spirits,” she said, and “we stand in solidarity with Oscar ...” The “we” includes the 34 other elected officials who signed the disgraceful letter. You should know the names of the terror-supporting signatories representing Queens, all members of the Council: Costa Constantinides, Danny Dromm, Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Peter Koo, Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso and Donovan Richards. Only Councilman Eric Ulrich publicly denounced Lopez Rivera, rightly calling him “a madman.” Here are some more names to know: Harold H. Sherburne. Frank Connor. James Gezork. Alejandro Berger. They’re the men the FALN killed at Fraunces Tavern. Last year we decried the Council’s decision, backed by 41 of its members — that’s 80 percent — to pass a resolution calling on Obama to release Lopez Rivera (read our take online at bit.ly/2qXS59D). This year we call on all remaining Puerto Rican Parade sponsors to pull their financial support for the event. Every penny. Due to their shameful support of politically inspired violent death to civilians, they should find themselves as financially bankrupt as they, and these lawmakers, are morally bankrupt. These people bring shame to our great city.

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trashed inside and definite fire hazards, yet everybody just throws up their hands and says there is nothing they can do. These properties are supposed to be held to the same standards as any owned property, but they are not. Filthy, disgusting, vermin-infested — none of the above seems to matter. The Health Department, when told that there were rats and two dead raccoons inside a certain premises, sent out an inspector. The inspector told me, unless they actually see the rats, there is nothing they can do! As far as the dead raccoons go, they would not enter the premises to verify this. Do I need to hire trained rats to make a timely appearance? Do I need to drag the dead raccoons out of the house while the inspector is watching? City officials don’t give a crap about this. But they will be all over it, wringing their hands with compassion, when some kid throws a match into one of these places and burns it

down, along with the neighboring houses and the loss of life. By allowing these properties to be treated as junkyards, the city is complicit in anything that happens in the future. Herb Fellows Woodhaven

Fix it first, MTA Dear Editor: It will take more money and a change in priorities for the MTA to succeed on behalf of riders and taxpayers (“Back to basics, MTA,” Editorial, May 18). Gov. Cuomo should come up with the outstanding balance of $5.8 billion that he still owes toward the $8.3 billion shortfall to fully fund the $29 billion 2015-19 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Five Year Capital Plan. He promised this money two years ago. Cuomo should also restore $3 billion cut from the same original proposed $32 billion

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God’s on our side Dear Editor: Reading Mr. Viggiano’s letter in the May 11 Queens Chronicle, “A holy alliance? ” brought about a great laugh from all of us here in Southern California. My wife and I are at our Palm Springs getaway and our son and grandson live permanently in Los Angeles. The May 7 short, brisk cooling was a joyous change of pace from the nonstop incredibly gorgeous warm weather to which we have become accustomed. It was a short-lived gift but nevertheless welcomed and appreciated, and we all celebrated it to the max. If this is Mr. Viggiano’s version of God not

My pride in Trump Dear Editor: I was very proud of President Trump this past week as he spoke boldly and clearly against terrorism on his overseas trip to Saudi Arabia. What a contrast to the weak “apology tour” of our previous president. As we celebrate Memorial Day with remembering the sacrifice of our troops for our freedom, I am proud to be an American. And I am thankful for a president who wants to make sure we stay free. Sharon Roser Howard Beach

Why Trump dumped Comey Dear Editor: Top 10 reasons why Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: 1) He thinks Comey is better looking than he is. 2) James has better hair. 3) If there were a vote of how many women would go out with Comey and who they think tells fewer lies between the two, Comey would get the popular vote! (Trump wouldn’t like that, would call the count fake and demand a recount.) 4) Comey is friends with Derek Jeter and can get good Yankee tickets. 5) Comey has a cool first name, James. Donald is so yesterday and is associated with a duck; while James is associated with James Madison, who was our fourth president. 6) Comey listens to cool songs on his iPod. Trump wants in. 7) Comey has a much better book deal! 8) James is better educated. 9) Trump was off his medication that day. 10) Trump got in touch with a medium, who put him in communication with Nixon (Tricky Dick) who gave him some presidential advice, which he took! Nixon gave Trump another piece of advice, “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” Carol Lynn Lustgarten Forest Hills

Pastor Stephen Roser When Moses climbed down from Mount Sinai, his hands held two stone tablets enscribed with God’s laws and his face glowed with a supernatural light. After he told the people gathered at the foot of the mountain all that the Lord had spoken to him, he placed a veil over his face, obstructing their view of its radiance. According to the Bible, that veil symbolizes a veil of spiritual blindness that covers every human heart. It prevents the heart from grasping God’s yearning to fill it with His transforming presence. The apostle Paul explains the cause of the problem, “the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:4). A clear example of this spiritual blindness or hardness is seen in the people who heard Jesus preach and yet refused to believe his claims in spite of the miracles he had performed. The prophet Jeremiah indicts such people, “…you foolish and senseless people who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear” (Jeremiah 5:21). Spiritually speaking, stubborn hearts cause eyes to go blind and ears to go deaf. The

Bible describes the obstructing veil as covering the heart. The problem is not intellectual but moral. When Stephen Roser you refuse to follow truth that is the pastor of you have heard, Howard Beach you harden your Assembly of heart until you God Church go beyond the point that you will not do what is right and reach the point that you cannot do what is right. If that describes you, then you have yet to be transformed by the Holy Spirit. You are much like the Israelites of Moses’ day who could not see the glory of God on Moses’ face because of the veil. But the good news is that God can take the veil away. The Bible promises that whenever anyone makes Christ the Lord of their lives, the Lord removes the veil from the heart of that person so that they too might see.

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Dear Editor: It is beyond any logic or common sense that a former FALN terrorist will be leading this year’s Puerto Rican day parade. Have people lost their senses? This man, a known terrorist, killed and maimed many innocent people and should never have been permitted to be released from jail. This action is a slap in the face to all of the law enforcement officials in our city, state and country, not to mention to those relatives who were left behind after these tragic bombing incidents. Also, the speaker of the New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, has openly welcomed this animal to be a part of the parade. She needs to be fired by the City Council at once. She is a real agitator and a pot stirrer, who does not even show respect for our American flag, by refusing to salute it at the opening of Council meetings. I hope other sponsors will pull their support from the parade. Many Puerto Ricans are hardworking people who contribute much to our great city, and I also hope they will vocally condemn, along with all New Yorkers, the right for this former FALN terrorist to march in their parade. John Amato Fresh Meadows

being happy with me and my fellow California liberals wanting to impeach president (small “p”) Buffoon (big “B”), I look forward to the next gift our God (He or She) has in store for us. It is we, the liberals, who represent his or her tenets. We will continue our effort to the best of our ability to Dump Drumpf and look forward to yet another and an even greater gift of appreciation from our God. Nicholas Zizelis Bayside

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plan in 2015 that he referred to as bloated and unnecessary. To this day, Cuomo has never explained which specific projects and programs deserved to be cut. Stop wasting millions of dollars on transportation feasibility studies for future system expansion projects costing billions that will never happen on our lifetime. Do not initiate any new system expansion projects until the MTA and each operating agency, including New York City Transit bus and subway, MTA Bus, Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Rail Road, have reached a state of good repair for existing fleet, stations, signals, track, power, yards and shops. Ensure that maintenance programs for all MTA operating agencies assets are fully funded and completed on time to ensure riders reliable service. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked for 31 years in the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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Letters continued from previous page director of the FBI operated on the assumption that bank fraud should be regarded as purely civil, and not criminal, matter. Now that there is a vacancy at the top, there is possibility for improvement. Eminent theorist William K. Black, a law professor based in Kansas City, has an international reputation as the No. 1 legal scholar in terms of constructing the conceptual framework to prosecute bank fraud criminally. Mr. Bannon, will you suggest to the president that Prof. Black should be put into the selection pool as a possible nominee for the prestigious and influential post of FBI director? How about it? Clifton Wellman Elmhurst

So much GOP scandal Dear Editor: Unlike the Democratic Party, which had great success in nominating leaders who conducted their presidency with dignity, honesty and respect, the GOP at times selected leaders who brought scandals, corruption, dishonesty and resignations to the White House! The following Republican White House disasters should be sufficient proof: 1) In 1924 Congress, acting on rumors of graft-corruption in the Harding administra-

tion, brought to light scandals known as the Teapot Dome. Several “Ohio Gang” officials close to Warren Harding were indicted, sentenced, fined and sent to prison. 2) During Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign, he declared war on his “enemies” using a secured White House Police force. When the president’s men were caught red-handed in the Democrat’s Watergate offices, they were exposed, revealing a massive cover-up, orchestrated by Richard Nixon. His strategy became the political scandal of the 20th century, threatening the very roots of our constitutional democracy. A once-proud president resigned in disgrace. It should be noted that the Nixon Presidency had not one, but two resignations. Vice President Spiro Agnew had to resign due to corruption charges while serving as a Baltimore County executive. 3) During the second term of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the Iran-Contra scandal saw National Security Advisor John Poindexter and White House staffer Oliver North violate Congress’ will with “outlaw” aid to the Contras, by diverting some of the Iran funds to the anti-Communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua, resulting in their arrest. Reagan and VP George H.W. Bush escaped without being show n t o b e p e r son a l ly cu lpable. Now, weWrite come to 45.” It appears a “Mr. Letter! that Letters his maverick — the obstrucshould behavior be no longer than 400 tion of justice (You’re fired)They frenzy words and may be edited. may— beis evidence “The Donald” is fast Please becomemailedthat to letters@qchron.com. ing a Nixon protege. include your phone number, which will Anthony G. Pilla not be published. Forest Hills

Puerto Rican Day Parade continued from page 2 pulled out several days ago citing business reasons, Monday and Tuesday saw a parade of backers heading out the door, including AT&T, Long Island City’s JetBlue, Corona beer, Coca-Cola and the New York Yankees. The Chronicle contacted the offices of all Queens Council members to ask about either their reasons for signing the letter or whether they intend to march. A handful responded via email. “Oscar Lopez Rivera was pardoned by President Obama because he was never convicted of a violent crime,” Councilman Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) wrote. “He is one of a number of people being honored at the parade for his work highlighting the struggles of his people. The parade is an event that gives all of us an opportunity to celebrate the Puerto Rican people and I proudly support their efforts. “Additionally, I am curious as to why some people are so unwilling to give Oscar a second chance but glowingly highlight a visit from Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to dedicate Easter Rising Way in Maspeth [last November] an effort that I also supported.” Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) said she was not attending the parade but that her reasons had nothing to do with Lopez Rivera. She also took issue with any implied criticism tying Adams, a leader in Northern Ire-

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Federal reps demand more water tests NYC delegation not convinced threat of lead is gone from public schools by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Members of the New York City congressional delegation are not convinced the city Department of Education has done all it can to ensure the safety of schoolchildren when it comes to the quality of drinking water in educational institutions. “As you know, exposure to lead can have devastating consequences for your children, including damage to the central and peripheral nervous system ...” the federal lawmakers said in a May 18 letter to Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña. “That is why it is critical we not only inform parents of any lead risk, but make sure to fix the problem.” The DOE in late April released a report that showed 83 percent of citywide schools had at least one water fixture with lead levels above the federal limit. In Queens, only 80 of the 408 sites tested by the city had no water sources above 15 parts per billion. The city told parents not to fear the results, as drinking and water fixtures with results over 15ppb were put out of commission and replaced, only being reactivated after they were retested and confirmed to be below the limit. The NYC delegation — whose letter was spearheaded by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) and signed by all its members other than Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) — says more than replacing the fixture has to be done, adding the problem could lie further underground. “Rather, pipes and plumbing could be the cause of lead leaching into the water,” the letter states. “According to Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor who helped

Metals and chemical precipitation have accumulated in this pipe, which was once delivering water to Queens buildings. A College Point scientist estimates a “large percentage” of active PHOTO COURTESY JAMES CERVINO pipes look like this one. uncover the water crisis in Flint [Mich.], ‘A tap that tested good today, can dispense dangerous levels of lead tomorrow, as long as lead is in the plumbing.’”

Suozzi was not sent the letter by his colleagues but supports the request, a spokesman for the representative said. DOE spokeswoman Toya Holness said the city is already implementing “most of the things” outlined in the letter, including publishing information on the Water Safety Portal, making translated versions of letters available and remediating outlets with elevated lead levels. “NYC water is of the highest quality and water in schools is safe for students and staff to drink. In April, we completed citywide testing and shared details on the results with each school community and made them available online,” Holness said. “We make translated versions of letters to families available and the DOE website also includes a detailed breakdown of the results,” she added. “We take immediate action to remediate all fixtures with results above 15ppb, which includes taking all drinking and cooking fixtures offline.” The statement did not address the Congress members’ concern over school plumbing being the source of elevated lead levels in drinking water. The April report was not the first time the city addressed lead in school drinking water — it put a report out late last year that showed fewer than 1 percent of schools had lead levels above the federal limit. But testing for that report was done with a method known as “flushing,” or running the water before reading the lead levels. Critics, such as Edwards, say that method hides the true lead level in drinking water. Even with the latest round of testing, College Point scientist James Cervino sided with the federal representatives continued on page 25

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Joined by civic leaders, Councilmen Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Peter Koo (D-Flushing) are demanding that the Water Board not increase water rates this year. “We’re here to speak with one voice to tell Mayor de Blasio: Don’t steal our money,” Lancman said in Kew Gardens Hills on Tuesday. He and the other speakers spoke on the lawn of Alan Sherman, a homeowner opposed to the rate increases. The Department of Environmental Protection, the lawmaker said, has testified before the City Council that no additional funds are needed to run the city’s water infrastructure. In the Bloomberg administration, he added, the city began raising water rates and using the additional revenue it received for the general fund. Ultimately, it could use the money for a purpose that was not related to the water and sewer systems. “Last week was the Water Board’s hearing where we had expected a final decision on what the water rates were going to be in the coming year,” the councilman said. “Instead, we were told that there’s no increase at the current time, which makes us deeply suspicious and deeply concerned. The answer should be, ‘We don’t need to raise your rates.’ And so, the

board’s decision should be the rate increase for this year is zero.” The Water Board voted last week to adopt a budget for the city’s water system and made no change to the water rate, a de Blasio spokesman told the Chronicle. The spokesman did not immediately respond when asked when the board will make its next decision on raising or not raising water rates. Koo spoke about the expenses that homeowners faced, pointing out that many are acute to Queens’ older residents. “Being a senior citizen on a fixed income, it’s not easy to maintain a house,” the lawmaker said. “I hope the mayor listens to Council member Lancman and all the people here ... It’s not necessary to raise water bills.” According to Sherman, some Kew Gardens Hills residents have to make tough choices with the bills they have to pay. Sometimes, paying one fee means that they cannot pay for different one. And given their challenges, he said, de Blasio should not raise the rates. “If there’s no reason to raise the water bill, we should not raise the water bill,” the homeowner said. “I mean, it’s basic economics.” Along with the Queens Civic Congress, the Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association, the Hillcrest Estates Civic Association and the Holly Civic Association were represented at the meeting.

Councilman Rory Lancman, joined by other Queens leaders, said on Tuesday that the city should not raise water rates, given that the Department of Environmental Protection has said that no PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY additional funds are needed to run the city’s water system. Kevin Forrestal, the president of the civic congress, spoke about how raising rates is especially inappropriate during a time when many New Yorkers are financially struggling. Today, he said, it is hard not to notice the many people who lose their homes and are forced to become homeless. “You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to

figure out that this isn’t the time to raise people’s rates if you don’t have to, especially if you don’t have to,” said Forrestal, who is a member of Community Board 8. “I would call on the mayor to speak out strongly and make it clear that this is not the time to raise the rates and to create further hardship on Q the people.”

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Changes made to familial DNA plan by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Familial DNA searching may soon be available to law enforcement agencies throughout New York State. The DNA subcommittee of the Commission on Forensic Science last Friday approved new guidelines for the method, which were requested by the full panel last month. “The Subcommittee’s changes are binding and are scheduled to be discussed by the Commission on Forensic Science at its next meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, June 16, in Manhattan,” said Janice Kava, director of Public Information at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. The tweaks to the familial searching guidelines specify when prosecutors and police may request the testing method while investigating homicide, rape, arson and crimes involving “a significant public safety threat.” In the changes, the subcommittee notes those requesting familial DNA — which tests strands from a crime scene to determine if they match anyone’s close male relatives who are in criminal databases — can only do so every six months per case, or sooner “i n lig ht of ex igent circumstances.” The use of familial DNA must be approved by the full commission and if a request is denied prosecutors and police will identify the requirements not satisfied, according to the most recent changes. Requestors must also “satisfactorily complete, and demonstrate an understanding of, a mandatory, in person training prior to the release of each search result.” Familial DNA has the support of all five city district attorneys and Police Commissioner James O’Neill. It was brought into the spotlight last December after Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and O’Neill asked

Familial DNA, which has been lobbied for by the parents of Karina Vetrano, above, may be authorized in New York next month, when the Commission on Forensic Science is set to FILE PHOTO vote on it. the commission to authorize the use, using the murder of a Howard Beach jogger as an example of a case that the test could be used on. At the time, police had not yet fingered a suspect in the sexual assault and murder of Karina Vetrano, who was found dead on Aug. 2 in Spring Creek Park. Vetrano’s parents, Brown and O’Neill continued to advocate for familial DNA even after Chanel Lewis, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with the crime in February.

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) are also supporters of the test. “We’re very pleased that this process is moving forward. With issues of guilt or innocence, you always want to have many voices in the room and craft the best proposal possible,” Pheffer Amato said in an emailed statement to the Chronicle on Monday. “The folks on this committee are the experts — scientists, DAs and others who work in the relevant fields. I’m glad they’re taking due care, but moving forward. I fully expect this attention and momentum to result in quicker convictions and exonerations, because both are helped by having access to more information.” Not everyone is supportive of familial DNA, as civil libertarians argue the use of it is an invasion of privacy and violates constitutional protections against unreasonable searches. The Legal Aid Society, which is representing Lewis in court, is just one group opposed to New York becoming the 11th state to adopt the searching method. “This decision involving an issue loaded with legal and policy intricacies should be left for the Legislature to decide. Familial search holds consequence for all New Yorkers, and they need to be included in this discussion by way of their respective State representatives,” the group said in a prepared statement last Friday. “Other states have responsibly debated familial search through their statehouses. New York needs to follow that inclusive example especially on a matter as complex as this.” Should the full commission not approve the use of familial DNA, Legal Aid might get its wish. The state Senate has already approved a bill that would mandate the test be authorized; it’s carried in the Assembly by Pheffer Q Amato.

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Emanuel Church turns 140 The congregation of Emanuel United Church of Christ, located at 93-12 91 Ave., celebrated is 140th anniversary during a special celebration last Saturday. The church has been a mainstay in Woodhaven for decades with many community events taking place at the place of worship. The congregation first gathered at a storefront in Brooklyn and was primarily German immigrants moving from Manhattan.

The land where the church stands today, on the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue, was purchased in 1934 and construction was completed in 1939. Assemblyman Mike Miller, left, presented the Rev. Toni Walron, center, and deacon Arthur Ackerman with a proclamation at last weekend’s celebration. In return, the two gave the assemblyman a certificate of appreciation.

The best of patriotic Maspeth, Glendale and Ridgewood residents always comes out over Memorial Day weekend, and this year should be no different. It will be Maspeth’s turn first, as the neighborhood’s 33rd annual Memorial Day Parade will kick off at 1 p.m. at the Walter Garlinge Memorial Park, located at the intersection of 72nd Street and Grand Avenue. The march will continue down Grand Avenue and conclude at its intersection with 69th Street, the location of Maspeth Memorial Park. This year’s grand marshals are Gloria Ann Maciag, the manager of Frank Kowalinski Post 4 — where she has been a member for 29 years — and George O’Neill Jr., who served in the Army from October 1954 to September 1956. He also owns the popular neighborhood restaurant O’Neill’s, which was founded by his father in 1933. The Glendale/Ridgewood parade is set

It is shaping up to be a patriotic weekend in FILE PHOTO southwest Queens. for Memorial Day itself, and will begin with an 11 a.m. opening ceremony at the Glendale Memorial Triangle, located at the intersection of Myrtle and Cooper avenues. From there, the procession will move down Myrtle before ending at the Ridgewood Memorial Triangle, where Myrtle Q and Cypress avenues meet.

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Parking placard reform coming: mayor New enforcement could curb abuses documented at Boro Hall, court by Michael Gannon Editor

On Tuesday, the Mayor’s Office told the Chronicle it would have a response on Wednesday to questions for an investigative story on the rampant abuse of parking placards by city employees near Borough Hall and the Criminal Cour thouse in Kew Gardens. On Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio unveiled a plan to crack down on placard fraud and abuse throughout the city. The mayor’s initiative will combine the forces of the NYPD and the departments of Education and Transportation. Its centerpiece will be stricter regulations and penalties, enforced by new units within the DOE and Police Department, along with 100 new traffic enforcement agents. “In our increasingly crowded city, parking placard abuse is contributing to traffic congestion,” de Blasio said in a statement issued by his office. “However, more important, when drivers with placards block crosswalks, f ire hydrants or bike lanes, they endanger public safety as well,” he added, speaking at a press conference in the Bronx. “Few things irk New Yorkers more than their fellow citizens taking advantage of a system that was designed to aid in public service delivery. Instead, placard abuse is starting to erode faith in the integrity of government, so we are taking action today to make things right.” Other speakers noted that the problems created by placard abuse include reduced wheelchair accessibility to the curb, reduced parking spaces for authorized users and reduced revenue from parking meters. But it was simply a lack of available legal parking spaces that prompted complaints to the Chronicle beginning back in September from people who live or work near Borough Hall and the adjacent courthouse complex on Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. On four occasions in the ensuing months, the most recent being last Friday, the Chron-

icle observed and photographed myriad abuses, including employees with valid placards parking personal vehicles illegally — in one case backed up to a fire hydrant — or people without placards placing items on their dashboards, such as hats or vests with the city Department of Transportation logo, or cards or patches with the NYPD logo, to park in illegal spots, or in “placard only” spots without a placard. Some of the most egregious abuses documented took place along 134th Street, located east of the two complexes on the opposite side of the Van Wyck Expressway. On each visit, some illegally parked vehicles had one or more tickets affixed to their windshields. But there were no tickets visible on illegally parked vehicles where a placard or some other item indicated that the operator is a city employee. Mayor de Blasio, at a press conference in Elmhurst on May 17, was discussing his decision to grant 50,000 new placards to DOE employees, while not increasing the number of DOE-reserved designated parking spaces around schools. “Those are the only spaces where these placards will be allowed,” he said “They will specified to the school. So, in enforcement terms, it will be very easy for enforcement agents to know if someone is using them in the wrong place. “If anyone — if any school personnel took that placard and tried to use it in their home neighborhood, for example, it would automatically be clear they were in violation. If they’re in violation, they lose the right to the placard permanently. ... We are training the enforcement agents to see that difference and to enforce it very strenuously. ... We have to be tough on enforcement.” NYPD Chief Thomas Chan, head of the department’s traffic division, also was present. The Chronicle last week contacted the city’s departments of Buildings, Correction, and Transportation for comment on abuses by their employees.

The car backed up to a fire hydrant on 134th Street, just across the Van Wyck Expressway from the courthouse and Borough Hall, had a Department of Correction placard on its dashboard but was not ticketed as other cars farther down the street were.

A Department of Transportation vest is as good as a city-issued parking placard outside of Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, one of numerous violations documented by the Chronicle since SepPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON tember. Mayor de Blasio says a citywide crackdown is coming. The NYPD was contacted Tuesday for comments on how it enforces such violations around the two buildings. An email sent to the mayor’s press office Tuesday morning outlined specifics of the problems in Kew Gardens and asked, given the ongoing conditions there, if people could take the mayor at his word that strict enforcement would be applied in the case of the new teacher placards. Dominick Pistone, president of the Kew gardens Civic Association, said he and his neighbors had similar problems a few years ago with employees of the District Attorney’s Office who work in a nearby office building. “I think a few people got a slap on the wrist,” Pistone said Tuesday, the day before the mayor’s announcement. “Supposedly they took away a few placards. “I think people in Kew Gardens will believe there is a crackdown when they see it,” he added. In regard to the Chronicle’s inquiries, the NYPD said the area around the two buildings is generally regarded as one of selfenforcement, and that court officers also conduct enforcement operations in the area. “Officers can exercise discretion in the issuance of summonses,” the NYPD added. A Department of Buildings spokesman said the driver of an official car that was photographed has been instructed to park legally in the future. The Department of Correction supplied a brief list of regulations that apply to placards issued for use off of Rikers Island, including that they must be used only in approved spaces; and that drivers must park legally. A spokesman for the New York State Unified Court System confirmed that its of f ic e r s d o c a r r y o u t e n fo r c e m e n t operations. “Both for safety and security reasons we closely monitor vehicle parking around all our facilities,” he said. “In a busy court complex such as the Kew Gardens Courthouse, court officers on perimeter patrol

will summons illegally parked vehicles including those that are in violation of their permit status. All city and state issued permits clearly delineate where the permits are and are not valid.” Among the components of the changes announced by the mayor on Monday are: • a new DOE Placard Unit responsible for issuing placards annually and auditing schools for proper accounting of the placards; the unit will also receive complaints and take disciplinary action against staff for placard abuse; • all DOE placards will only be authorized for clearly designated DOE parking spots at specific schools during school hours; placards will be nontransferable under any circumstance; • penalties up to and including revocation and permanent ineligibility for placards found to be misused, fraudulent, copied or altered, with vehicles subject to towing; • new DOT and NYPD crackdowns on placard forgery or counterfeiting and abuse across all city agencies, including creating a new anti-placard-fraud unit at the NYPD, as well as more anti-forgery precautions at the DOT; • a new NYPD unit focused on public integrity in parking privileges with 16 dedicated enforcement personnel in the Transportation Bureau Citywide Task Force to identify counterfeit placards and misuse at hotspots in every borough; • dedication of 100 Traffic Enforcement Agents for placard enforcement citywide; the NYPD will hire an additional hundred traffic agents for deployment citywide; • subjecting city employees found abusing placards to potential Department of Investigation proceedings; and • creation of a new parking fine for the misuse of placards, of up to $100 in addition to the parking violation; disciplinary action may include placard revocation, permanent ineligibility for parking privileges, Q discipline, suspension, or termination.

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Blooming Arts Festival Late in the afternoon on May 11, the lobby of Robert H. Goddard Middle School was transformed into an art gallery second to those renowned worldwide. Invited guests were mesmerized by the amazing designs our eighth-grade students made under the direction of our amazing art teachers, Mr. Mark Foster and Mrs. Dawn Woods. The artworks were not limited to paper drawings and paintings. A multitude of mediums were used to create amazing self-portraits, still-life’s and sculptures. Drama students under the direction of Mrs. Helen Sanders offered guests specialty hand henna paintings and also a lesson on how to create realistic stage makeup. As afternoon turned to evening, guests were ushered into the auditorium to see and hear drama and musical performances. The drama students performed a selection from a play written by eighth-grade student Nimoratul Ferdous. Ferdous is the winner of the NYC Children’s Theatre “Young Playwrights for a Change” competition, for her gripping socially conscious play “I Am Not a Terrorist.” Next were performances by the chorus under the direction of Ms. Kristen Cho and the eighth-grade Symphonic Band directed by Mr. Justin Wolf. One of the songs performed by the chorus was “The Hanging Tree” from “The Hunger Games,” whose lyrics were re-written by social studies teacher Mr. Robert Lee and arranged by Ms. Cho. The students and staff who participated in this very special event are very thankful to all who came in support and invite everyone to join again on Thursday, June 15, when the sixth- and seventh-grade students perform. For more information, please call Parent Coordinator, Judy Rea. Photos and story courtesy of MS 202.

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Massey vows road fixes if he’s mayor GOP candidate noncommittal on Rockaway Beach Rail reactivation by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Mayoral hopeful Paul Massey promised members of the Queens Public Transit Committee last Wednesday that, if sent to City Hall next year, he’ll work to alleviate traffic woes in the five boroughs. “Every borough should be served by public transportation,” said Republican Massey at a Knights of Columbus Hall on Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park. “When I first started campaigning, I heard nothing about traffic. Now, it’s all I hear about.” Massey, who has the support of the Queens Republican Party and is backed by the Independence Party, called Mayor de Blasio a politician who “doesn’t think big” when it comes to transportation matters — though some of the issues the GOP hopeful discussed in Queens last week are controlled by the state, not the city. “We haven’t been investing in our transportation infrastructure,” he said. Although they’re state thoroughfares, Massey said highways like the Van Wyck Expressway and Grand Central Parkway need major work. Regarding changes to MTA service in the five boroughs, the candidate said the Mayor’s Office “has a lot of sway” in the decisions made by the state-controlled agency. On the QPTC’s biggest pet project, the proposed reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Rail Line, Massey was unaware of the specifics of the plan but said he wanted to get input on it from the audience. “I work for the people, not the other way around,” he said. Bringing trains back to the right-of-way has been a contentious concept in Queens for years,

with many wanting to see the path between Ozone Park and Rego Park turned into parkland known as the QueensWay — the group behind that plan just released renderings of what parts of it might look like and announced its plans to complete the first stretch by 2020. Massey, speaking on this and other controversial plans, said he’d work with both sides by implementing a strategy called consensus building. “If it benefited several hundred thousand, I’d go ahead with it and make the rest OK with it,” he said. The state has funded both planning for the QueensWay and a study to look at the feasibility of bringing trains back to the path — the latter is to be released by the end of June. More money has been provided to the park idea. Responding to a resident’s complaint on the lengthy duration of street repavings, the real estate mogul said he’d look into why a simple project takes weeks, sometimes months, in New York City — when other municipalities complete similar jobs in days. Massey didn’t spend the entire meeting discussing transportation, as he hit his possible general election opponent on other issues such as transparency and his dealings with the media — mainly limiting off-topic questions at press conferences to one day a week. “I have great sympathy for them,” Massey said of the reporters at Room 9, the space in City Hall dedicated to members of the press. “They’re just trying to educate the people.” And on Queens, the real estate mogul said he felt “at home” in the borough — he opened his first office outside of Manhattan here and one of his favorite restaurants is in Ozone Park: Aldo’s Pizzeria, where one of his business partQ ners once worked.

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An open letter to the members of the communities served by the Christ the King Campus Dear Friend, As a part of the CTK Campus community I feel it is my responsibility to keep you updated so that together we can dispel any rumors or gossip that is untrue. As previously stated; in the past, statements from the Diocese have challenged the ability of Catholic schools to compete with charter schools, which are publicly funded schools. In the case of CTK and MVP we have a different model, in which MVP pays rent for use of their premises. This arrangement has been in existence for going on four years generating funds that benefit our campus as well as previously benefitting the Diocese to the extent of over $80,000. In fact, funds from this arrangement had also been set aside to be given to individual parish schools to defray any effects the charter school may have had on that parish school. If any student did not re-register for their catholic grammar school in order to attend MVP, CTK volunteered that they will reimburse the entire amount of lost tuition to the school directly. In the few cases in which this was applied, CTK tried to give these funds to the parish grammar schools-but the schools stopped cashing the checks, we believe at the request of the Diocese. When that happened, our CTK Board decided to give the funds directly to Christ the King students in the form of scholarships. These scholarships are in addition to the already designated $500 tuition reduction for the full four years at CTK for any child coming from a Catholic grammar school to Christ the King. They also share the â&#x20AC;&#x153;CTK Tuition Guarantee for All Studentsâ&#x20AC;? that their tuition will not increase over their 4 year stay at CTK. The addition of the Middle Village Preparatory Charter School has not only benefited the CK Campus as a whole but also all individual students and families receiving these tuition funds. In the beginning of October, 1975, 40 years ago, the Diocese closed CTK with no advance warning and gave only seniors the opportunity to graduate in June and all other classes and students were given transfer papers and left on their own to find space in already overcrowded public and Catholic schools. We acted and saved Christ the King High School!! CTK as an independent Catholic high school was created and has just celebrated its 40 th anniversary on April 2, 2017. We were extremely pleased continue the splendid spiritual and academic tradition of Christ the King High School since 1962. It is sad and ironic that now, May 2017 the Diocese has acted in identical fashion and done the same thing to MVP calling on the court to permit only the Seniors to graduate in June and close MVP leaving all other MVP classes and students (about 250) on their own to plead for admittance to overcrowded overburdened schools in school district 24. You would think that in 40 years, they would have benefitted from the consequences of that sad, deplorable action instead of repeating it with a new generation of MVP students and family victims. Let us all unite to save MVP!

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NYC voters don’t like mayoral control: poll Senate leader, seeking more school info, says de Blasio lacks transparency by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The battle over mayoral control continues to heat up in Albany and in the city as state lawmakers have just over a month to choose whether they want to allow Mayor de Blasio to keep authority over schools. Last Thursday, Quinnipiac University released a poll that showed only 21 percent of New York City voters want de Blasio to have “complete” control of public schools, while 68 percent said he should share power with other elected leaders. The support for shared control was found in every borough, age group, gender and race, according to the university. Asked for a reaction to the poll’s findings, mayoral spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said in an emailed statement, “Mayoral control is a proven governance model. Under Mayor de Blasio, we’re seeing record high graduation rates, record low drop-out rates and rising test scores. We cannot afford to go back.” Elected leaders did not react to the poll’s findings, but blasted the wording of the question, which read “Do you think the mayor should retain complete control of the public schools or share control of the public schools with other elected leaders?” “I think I’m distrustful of the poll itself,” sa id st at e Se n. Toby A n n St av isk y (D-Flushing) in an interview. Stavisky, a member of the Education Committee and the ranking member on the Higher Education Committee, pointed to better results for de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to back up her point — 48 percent of voters approve of the mayor’s handling of crime and 38 approve of the chancellor’s performance. And 48 percent of voters are satisfied with the quality of public schools in their area while 33 percent are satisfied with the overall quality of city schools. “It looks like the poll could be faulty in the way the questions were phrased,” the senator said. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson

The battle over the control of the city’s public schools is heating up again as Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, left, demanded Mayor de Blasio provide more information on how state tax dollars are spent. At the same time, a poll showed mayoral control is unpopular. FILE PHOTOS Heights) echoed that sentiment. “The poll is very poorly worded and its results seem skewed,” said Dromm, the chairman of the Council’s Education Committee, in an emailed statement. Dromm added de Blasio already shares power to some extent — including with the councilman. “As chair of the Education Committee, I have oversight over the Department of Education and the School Construction Authority,” he said. “Members of the Education Committee attend public hearings, which are held minimally on a monthly basis, and can and do ask questions of the administration about all of the DOE’s policies and finances. Perhaps, the pollster wasn’t aware of this.” Even one of de Blasio’s harshest critics stood up for mayoral control, though he still took some jabs at the mayor. “I support mayoral control of public schools — not because de Blasio has been doing a stand-up job — but because the only alternative is far worse. Under Bloomberg,

mayoral control produced real results and reformed a dysfunctional education system,” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said in a statement. The alternative Ulrich referred to is the defunct Board of Education, which would come back if mayoral cont rol is not extended by the end of June. “It is unfortunate, but not surprising, that New Yorkers have no faith in de Blasio. There is no doubt in my mind New Yorkers would be more supportive of mayoral control if they had a mayor they could trust,” the councilman, who flirted with the idea of running for mayor, said. The poll was not the only drama surrounding mayoral control this week, as Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk) said he would not consider any extension of the law — first established under Mayor Bloomberg in 2002 — until the Department of Education provides more details on how the city spends $9 billion provided by Albany.

Flanagan, in a May 22 letter to de Blasio, said the DOE has submitted some documents outlining its spending — but that they were “alternative reports rather than the reports required, and does not satisfy the law. The form requires NYCDOE to provide the detailed expenditure reports essential to meaningfully evaluating any extension of mayoral control.” The Senate majority leader went on to say “A fundamental shortcoming of this administration has been a lack of transpare ncy a nd r e s p on s e t o r e q u e s t s for information.” Goldstein, the mayoral spokeswoman, disputed Flanagan’s statement. “Senator Flanagan received the information required by law and more,” she said. “That means his best argument against mayoral control is about whether the information comes in a spreadsheet or a Word document. It’s time for the Senate Republicans to stop playing games and let the city get on with the work of educating our 1.1 million kids.” Flanagan has also said he would not consider an extension of mayoral control unless there was a rise in or elimination of the charter cap. Meanwhile, the Assembly on Monday passed a tax bill that includes a two-year extension of mayoral control in it. At press time, it was not voted on by the higher chamber. Stavisky said she was “not an enthusiastic supporter of mayoral control,” when first proposed by Bloomberg but said the city can’t afford to go back to the Board of Education. Speaking on Senate Republicans, the Flushing senator said she often feels “like they don’t care. Almost an arrogance of they don’t care what we think.” On the idea mayoral control might be tied to charter schools, she said, “It shouldn’t be part of the bargaining mechanism. “They rule us out of order whenever we bring these things up,” she said of Senate Q Republicans.

Queens Bookshop Initiative has a home Trio plan to open on Lefferts soon by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Just over 18 months after they lost their jobs when the Forest Hills Barnes & Noble location closed, the three women who make up the Queens Bookshop Initiative will be turning their dream into a reality. Holly Nikodem of Manhassat, LI, Natalie Noboa of Queens Village and Vina Castillo of Richmond Hill announced on Facebook last week they will be opening their own independent book store at 81-63

Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens. The trio began fundraising last year, earning $72,000 in donations from 831 people. Nearly a year of searching for a location followed, resulting in the selection of the vacant Lefferts Boulevard storefront. The store will be Kew Gardens’ first since the Austin Book Shop moved to Richmond Hill in 1984. The group hopes to open their store — the second independent book shop in Q Queens — in two months.

Vina Castillo, left, Natalie Noboa and Holly Nikodem of the Queens Bookshop Initiative. FILE PHOTO

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Weiner’s son faces a tough road: expert Former congressman pleaded guilty to sexting a teenager last Friday by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner is facing about two years in prison for the inappropriate sexual messages he sent to a 15-yearold girl in North Carolina, a crime the former Forest Hills resident pleaded guilty to in federal court last Friday. But it’s not just he who will be facing the consequences of his acts. According to child therapy expert Beth Covelli, the senior manager of outpatient services at Outreach — a Richmond Hill-based mental health and addiction service provider — Weiner’s relationship with his 6-year-old son, Jordan, may never be truly normal ever again. “While he isn’t watching CNN,” Covelli said of the child in a Wednesday interview, “he’s now a 6-year-old boy who won’t fully understand why he won’t see his dad.” According to Weiner’s plea deal, the disgraced former lawmaker will serve between 21 and 27 months in federal prison, while also registering as a sex offender. And even when his father gets out of prison, Covelli said, the boy might not be able to enjoy alone time with him for, at least, a lengthy period of time. “When he’s eventually able to see his dad, he won’t be able to play with his father by himself,” she said. “He may never be able to have

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty last Friday to one count of transferring FILE PHOTO obscene material to a minor. unsupervised visits with his father.” While there is never a “good” time to be impacted by a parent’s crime, Jordan’s young age means he won’t be able to fully comprehend the news coverage of Weiner’s repeated bouts with sexting women over the years. Neither will his friends at school, them-

selves too young to understand what Weiner did, and potentially tease Jordan about it. So instead, Covelli said, it’s up to the adults in the boy’s life, the ones in his family and others, to act responsibly around him. “Six-year-olds don’t normally ostracize others, their parents do,” she said. “He needs to return to a sense of as much normalcy as possible.” One big step in the child’s life will be how his mother, top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and other family members educate him about why Weiner was imprisoned. But Covelli — who has years of experience dealing with youth who have, in various ways, experienced sex crimes — said it will be important for Jordan to receive an age-appropriate explanation, with his family easing into any additional details as he gets older. “It’s alright to have a conversation about daddy breaking the law and daddy having to pay for what happened, but one that’s appropriate for his development,” she said. “He may have to go to therapy to see what he was really exposed to.” After unsuccessfully running for mayor in 2005, Weiner resigned from Congress — where he represented most of south and central Queens along with a large chunk of Brooklyn — in disgrace in 2011 after admitting he exchanged sexually explicit photographs of

himself with multiple women. Two years later, his mayoral candidacy was effectively killed when a second sexting scandal emerged — in which he used the now infamous moniker “Carlos Danger” to chat with a 22-year-old. Early last year, federal authorities began investigating Weiner’s communications with the 15-year-old North Carolina girl. According to the Daily Mail, which broke the story, Weiner — who referred to himself to her as “T Dog” — sent extremely graphic text messages to the teen, asking her to dress like a school girl and touch herself while encouraging her to take part in his rape fantasies. That story resulted in the seizing of his electronic devices in the fall, shortly after he made headlines for sending another woman a photo of his crotch while his 4-year-old son lay in bed next to him. And while all that may seem like a lot for a young child to come to terms with as he ages, Covelli said adults are often surprised at how well children can adapt to the reality they live in. “On some levels, this will become the norm for him and he will develop coping mechanisms as he grows older,” she said. “It’s a terrible thing to happen overall, but children are resilient and adults sometimes don’t realize just Q how much they are.”

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KG bridge businesses face a murky future MTA tells Lefferts Boulevard owners they may have to vacate come 2020 by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Kew Gardens resident Nathalie Reid, like so many others working in the financial sector, lost her job shortly after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Luckily, she landed back on her feet in short order, taking a part-time position with the Thyme Natural Market at 81-22 Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens, situated on the west side of the small bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks. A charming, excitable employee who quickly became friends with the store’s customers, Reid was soon brought on full-time to make the market’s many health-conscious edibles. The married mother loved the work so much, she even took culinary school classes on the side to master her craft. In 2010, she purchased the market with some financial help from her family, making her a first-time small business owner. But come 2020, the dream Reid lives every day could come tumbling down in more ways than one. The MTA is strongly considering tearing down Thyme Natural Market and the handful of other businesses on the bridge once their collective lease runs out, allowing the agency to rebuild the decaying structure. That sentiment was made clear at a tense meeting held last Thursday at the office of Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), according to Reid, who was one of about 20 people in attendance. “I walked out of there and I thought I was going to puke. It was so nauseating,” she said. “I was shocked and appalled by what the MTA came up with.” In addition to Koslowitz, Reid and a handful of impacted business owners, state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing) and the Kew Gardens Civic Association’s leadership were also there, united against the MTA’s plan. “That would mean tearing down the bridge and putting these people out of business, which is unacceptable,” Koslowitz said in a Monday interview. “There’s been neglect on the MTA’s part.” The bridge connecting Austin and Grenfell streets is nearly 100 years old, and its age is

The MTA is looking to tear down the handful of businesses that call the Lefferts Boulevard bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Kew Gardens home once their collective lease expires in PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA 2020, according to civics, lawmakers and the entrepreneurs. obvious. In the Thyme Natural Market’s storage room, a hole recently opened up, allowing one to stare directly at the railroad below. Chunks of concrete occasionally fall from the bridge, as well, while many of the businesses often experience broken pipes and leaks, leading to costly floods. Over the last two years, the entrepreneurs have slammed Zee N Kay Management, the establishments’ collective landlord, for failing to make the repairs it promised when the MTA contracted with the company in 2010. But ultimately, Koslowitz said the failure is on the part of the MTA, which doesn’t provide proper oversight on Zee N Kay. And it shouldn’t be the business owners who pay for it with their livelihoods. “If you’re a good landlord, wouldn’t you come and check out your property? ” she asked. “Why should these people have to live like this?” Under the MTA’s plan, the entire bridge would not be torn down, just the structures on it. Lefferts Boulevard, which is the property of the Department of Transportation, would not close. But when asked by Reid and others if those

impacted businesses will be compensated in some way to vacate the area, she said the MTA gave a hard no. “I was just in shock,” the Thyme owner said. “I can’t relocate. I don’t have that kind of capital at all. “When I left the meeting,” she added, “I sat in my car and cried for a half-hour.” While the MTA made clear at the meeting its intention to rebuild the bridge, there was little discussion as to what would actually replace the dozen businesses once the work was finished. Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone, who attended the meeting, said he feared high-rise towers could be in the works. “We are worried a private developer will build humungous high rises there that would destroy the community,” Pistone said in a Monday interview. “What they’re proposing will gut one of the centers of our community.” This wouldn’t be the first time the neighborhood railed against such development there. In 1993, civic leaders fought a plan for a 12-story

condominium at the site, which was pulled after mass opposition. If the MTA or a private developer wanted to push a similar project this time around, Koslowitz pledged to fight it with all her might. “I will not let these people be put out of business,” she said. “I will lay down on the railroad tracks to stop it if I have to.” In a statement issued Wednesday, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said the agency is “committed” to working with the business owners and community leaders to “ensure the best possible outcome.” “The platforms are approximately 90 years old and are nearing the end of their useful lives,” Donovan said. “We’re are looking into the possibility of continuing a retail presence at this site after the lease expires three years from now and are talking to community leaders and elected off icials about those possibilities.” The fact that there very well could be a fight for her livelihood in the coming years is already draining, Reid said. Despite admitting to being a “glass half-full kind of gal,” she said it gets harder and harder to open her business each day. “We’re all in limbo here on this bridge. We don’t know what our future is,” she said. “How much longer can I do this? How much longer will everyone here have a job? It’s hard to put the key in the door without getting upset.” The next course of action, according to Koslowitz, Reid and Pistone, is hiring an independent engineer to do his or her own survey of the bridge, instead of relying solely on what MTA engineers have told them. “We would like to get a study done that considers restoration instead of just all new construction,” Pistone said. “It has to be somebody who doesn’t work for the MTA.” Once the eternal optimist, Reid’s faith in a feasible future for her business isn’t nearly as strong as it once was. It’s been a week since the MTA spoke nonchalantly about tearing down her livelihood, she said, and her head is “still spinning.” “They don’t know in any way, shape or Q form,” she said. “Nor do they care.”

LN-Douglaston parade, events The 90th Annual Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade will kick off on Northern Boulevard at 2 p.m. on May 29. Organizers of the march, which many have said is the largest in the country, would like those interested in participating in it to register at lndmemorialday. org. You can also email LNDMemorialDay@gmail.com or call the parade’s hotline: (718) 279-3200. Registering in advance is required for those who want their names to be in the program of the event.

The parade, which goes from Great Neck Road to 245th Street, is preceded by other events in the area for Memorial Day. Little Neck Community Church, which is located at 46-16 Little Neck Pkwy., will be having an interfaith service at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., a wreath-laying ceremony is planned at the schoolyard of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy at 45-11 245 St. in Douglaston. Father Smith Hall, which is located in the academy’s parking lot, will be having Q a veteran’s breakfast at 11:45 a.m.

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Men from Queens made hockey safer The Rangers’ Sal Messina helped popularize Astorian Ray Nagle’s goalie masks by John Gallagher Chronicle Contributor

All it took for Steven Jaspen to get his first real hockey mask was a puck to the mug and a bloody end to his day as goaltender for the Jackson Heights Hawks. It was 1972 and the 15-year-old had been guarding the net at Travers Park, better known as the “77th Street Park” to the roller hockey team that claimed the asphalt playground as its home rink. The shot that sent Jaspen scurrying to his Rego Park home for repairs earned him a face full of stitches and a promise from his parents to buy him a real hockey mask. At the time, the use of goalie masks was still in its infancy and quality masks were scarce. Fortunately for Jaspen, one of the pioneers of mask-making was then plying his trade, not in Toronto or Montreal, but a subway transfer away in his home borough of Queens. Today, it seems a no-brainer that goalies would sooner play naked than step in the crease without the impenetrable cages that protect their noggins. But this was not always the case. In this age of concussions and safety protocols, it is hard to believe that goalie masks were virtually unheard of for much of the sport’s history. However, 10 years before Jaspen lost his battle with a slapshot, an airline mechanic from Astoria would come to play an unlikely and almost forgotten role in the development of the earliest of masks meant to separate puck from flesh. While the name of Ray Nagle is unknown outside of a small group of aging goaltenders from the New York area, one of his first mask creations can be found on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. That mask, which is primitive compared to today’s Robocop equipment, was

amongst the first specifically made to protect goalies. And it was made in Queens, by one New Yorker for another. Ray Nagle Jr. explained that every weekend while he was growing up, his late father turned the family kitchen on 27th Street in Astoria into his mask-making laboratory. “My dad worked with fiberglass in his day job as an airline mechanic for Pan Am at JFK airport,” he said. “He incorporated what he learned at work with his love of hockey.” The result was approximately 700 goalie masks made by Nagle for both professional and amateur goalies throughout the greater New York City area. The Nagle mask at the Hall of Fame was worn and donated by Sal Messina, another Astoria native, who manned the nets for a number of professional and semipro hockey teams throughout the 1960s. Messina got his start playing roller hockey for his neighborhood team, the Astoria Seagulls. His on-ice career would include stints on the U.S. national team and as the backup goalie for the New York Rangers. But his ticket to the broadcast wing of the Hall was punched by his years of work as the popular radio voice of the Rangers. Messina says, when he started playing goalie during the Kennedy administration, there was a stigma attached to wearing a mask: “The coaches and managers thought goalies who wore masks were ‘puck shy,’ which is not a good reputation to have if you’re looking for a job as a goalie.” Of course, Messina and others who stood in the line of fire thought more protection would be a good thing. Messina met Nagle Sr. in 1962 when both were playing hockey in West Orange, NJ. Two goaltenders,

Sal Messina, who once played for the New York Rangers and became famous as their radio voice, holds up a goalie mask designed for him by Ray Nagle, right, a fellow goalkeeper and Astoria native. Among the many who bought Nagle’s design, one of the earliest in hockey, was Steven Jaspen, below, who COURTESY PHOTOS tended net for the Jackson Heights Hawks. both from Astoria, they became fast friends. Nagle offered to make a mask for his fellow outerborough goalie. More than a half century later, Messina says he will never forget the experience. “Ray had me lay down on a bench at the arena. He rubbed Vaseline all over my face and then covered it with plaster of paris which he molded to fit to my face. I had a straw in my mouth so I could breathe and my teammates were poking and jabbing me because I couldn’t see anything.” Nagle used the mold to create a plaster reproduction of Messina’s face, on which he applied strips of fiberglass to build the final product. Messina received one of the first masks Nagle made for someone other than himself. He was not charged for it, but word of Nagle’s talent spread as Messina wore the mask in his practices with the Rangers. One admirer of Messina’s mask was Gerry Cosby, an old goalie himself and the namesake founder of the iconic Cosby’s Sporting Goods store at Madison Square Garden. That led to 20 years of Nagle making masks out of Cosby’s store for goalies throughout the greater New York area. Nagle’s masks also caught the eye of legendary goaltender Jacques Plante, who roomed with Messina in the 1960s when both were on the Rangers payroll. Plante is credited with breaking the goalie mask taboo when he wore one while playing for the Montreal Canadiens. Nagle and Plante would discuss various techniques for making masks but, accord-

ing to Nagle Jr., their conversations gained even more admirers. “Even in Canada, the players about starting a mask business would marvel at the structure, qualitogether never gained any traction. In addition to Messina, Nagle’s ty, strength and the look of my Nagle masks were worn by most of the masks,” he recalled. “Everyone wantgoalies in New York’s Metropolitan ed to see my New York mask.” The way Messina figures, Nagle Hockey League and by several of the pros who defended the crease for the played an important role in the gradLong Island Ducks of the Eastern ual acceptance of better protective Hockey League. His masks were also equipment for goalies. However, at used in magazine ads, and he even the time, the mask was still a far cry made one for “Jason,” the infamous from the level of protection we now take for granted. big-screen slashM e s s i n a er, which was explained, “Durused on a poster aking masks for ing one Rangers advertising the release of “Frihundreds of players, practice, I took a shot from Vic day the 13th: and, yes, even one Hadfield off that The Final Chapmask. It still hurt ter” (Part IV). for Jason of slasher a lot, believe me, But most of his but the mask masks were film fame. p r ot e c t e d m e made for nonserial-killer goaltenders who played from any serious injury.” With the goalie masks of today more resemin and around New York City. Jaspen, a Jackson Heights resident bling the caged helmets worn by for the last 40 years, was a repeat cus- catchers on a baseball diamond, Hadtomer of Nagle’s work. While he was field’s shot might no longer even grateful for the increased safety pro- leave a dent. To appreciate the light years the vided by the masks, Jaspen also recalls the claustrophobia that accom- sport had traveled since Messina panied each of the multiple times he donned his Nagle mask, fans can was fitted by Nagle. Despite Nagle’s always visit the Hall of Fame and see soothing assurances, “I panicked all the first masks to make their way into four times he made masks for me!” the game, including “the New York The face-molding process took less mask” connected to two Astorians Q than five minutes. Still, Jaspen who loved hockey. remembers exhaling each time Nagle John Gallagher, a Queens finished: “What a relief it was to see native, is a federal prosecutor in light and feel the cool air.” Philadelphia and co-author of Jaspen wore his masks to hockey “Black Ice: The Val James Story” tournaments outside of the New York (ECW Press 2017). He can be area, where Nagle’s handiwork reached at dmzeverg@ptd.net.

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Witness the prosecution Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, left, was honored May 16 by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown for his “exemplary service” in office. Brown presented Bharara, who was born in India, with his office’s second annual Asian American Pacific Islander Award. The plaque he gave Bharara cites his “extraordinary commitment to public service through his tireless and aggressive criminal and civil investigations and prosecutions dedicated to improving the lives of all New Yorkers” as well as the con-

tributions of Asian Americans to society. Bharara successfully prosecuted a number of high-profile cases as U.S. attorney, including ones against corrupt politicians, Wall Street executives and terrorists. Although President Trump initially had asked him to stay on the job, he was asked to resign on March 10, along with every other U.S. attorney. Bharara refused, and was fired by Trump the next day. He is now a distinguished scholar in residence at New York University’s School of Law. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

Jackson Heights residents and activists announced Monday the filing of a class action lawsuit against the MTA, alleging the state agency is knowingly allowing old, flaking paint to remain on train trestles despite evidence it contains dangerous amounts of lead. “Alarmingly, the MTA has been aware of and ignored these emergency conditions for years,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) in a prepared statement. “For decades, they allowed this and the surrounding property to fall into disrepair. The MTA’s failure to address these hazardous conditions puts our families at risk.” The lawsuit alleges the MTA has failed to adequately inspect the paint on the trestles, failing to remediate or clean up the paint and “falsely representing that no health hazard exists when it knows that the opposite is the case.” District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades claims the paint, which at some points is chipping away and falling into the street, has lead concentrations of 240,00 parts per million — 48 times higher than the federal limit of

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St. John’s brings care to Belle Harbor Beach 129th Family and Specialties Practice hosts ribbon-cutting and open house event On Friday, May 19, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s Family and Specialty Practice on Beach 129th Street hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for community members. The practice is celebrating the introduction of new specialties to the practice, including OB/GYN, vascular surgery, and general surgery. The event was attended by various staff and community members of Far Rockaway, as well as Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. Those who attended the event were given tours of the practice and were able to meet staff members there, including specialist doctors. Free blood pressure screenings were made available by nurses and nursing assistants at the practice, and a reception was held following the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We are excited about expanding our Beach 129th Street practice and look forward to continuing to provide quality healthcare for the residents of the Rockaway Peninsula,” says Eileen Van Reussen, vice president of St. John’s Medical Group. While the practice, located on Beach 124th Street in Belle Harbor has been serving the community for many years, St. John’s

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Faced with hate, they offered love Jackson Heights post office named for the Manfords of LGBT rights fame by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

“All they did was to love their child and stand up for what they knew to be rightful.” So said the daughter of a neighborhood couple who unwittingly became champions of the LGBT movement, bringing to a close a ceremony on Saturday afternoon that officially dedicated a post office in honor of her parents. The Jackson Heights Post Office, located at 78-02 37 Ave., will be known as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, in tribute to the couple whose openly gay son, Morty, was beaten while distributing fliers at a political gathering in New York City in April of 1972. The attack galvanized his parents to take their own actions to counter hate and discrimination. Saturday’s ceremony, held under a makeshift canopy with seating for a few dozen elected officials, family members and community supporters, was presided over by Roxanne Hosein, triboro marketing manager for the U.S. Postal Service, who referred to the Manfords as two trailblazers who represent the heart of the neighborhood in a meaningful way. “I will highlight that Jeanne wrote a letter that the post office received and delivered on her behalf ” to the editor of the New York Post, Hosein said. The letter, which was published on April 29, 1972 and said in part, “I have a homosexual son and I love him,” sparked much public response and drew attention to the gay rights movement. From then on, according to Hosein, the Manfords would work to unite people, and change the discourse surrounding those in the LGBT community and their loved ones. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), who introduced the legislation to rename the building, recalled

that it was just a year after he did so that “President Obama put pen to paper, making it a law.” He lauded the Manfords as “two individuals who, when faced with hateful, brutal acts of violence, were inspired to start a movement couched in acceptance and support.” They were, he went on, “your typical middle-class New Yorkers — maybe not so typical — who worked hard every day to make a better life for themselves, their families and their community.” Jeanne was a teacher, Jules a dentist. They had three children. Morty was lucky, Crowley suggested, to have two loving parents who accepted him for who he was at the time ... the exception rather than the rule. Following the brutal attack, from which Morty recovered, Jeanne participated in the New York Pride March, forerunner of the annual Gay Pride Parade, along Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. She carried a simple, hand-written sign that read, “Parents of Gays Unite in Support for Our Children.” In that moment — 45 years ago — Jeanne embodied the spirit that has now become the guide in the LGBT movement, Crowley said. The support she received in reaction to her march prompted the couple to develop an idea for an organization of parents of gays and lesbians that could be a bridge between the gay and heterosexual communities. The image of her defiance and call to action in the face of bigotry and violence has become a celebrated artifact in the history of the movement, Crowley said. The Manfords founded an organization called Parents of Gays, holding the first meeting in a church in the Village in 1973, a time when attitudes toward sexual orientation were just beginning to change. Their organization, which led to the establishment

Suzanne Manford Swan, left, Rep. Joe Crowley, Flushing Postmaster John Lunghi, Councilman Danny Dromm and other supporters on Saturday celebrated the naming of the Jackson Heights post office for Jeanne and Jules Manford, Swan’s parents. The Manfords were early activists in the LGBT rights movement. Below, Jeanne Manford and their son, Morty, who was gay, lead a 1972 gay pride parade. Among those behind them is Dr. Benjamin Spock, the PHOTOS BY MARK LORD, ABOVE, AND COURTESY NYC COUNCIL renowned pediatrician and author, in white shirt and tie. of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, was “critical in advancing and accepting civil rights,” Crowley said. Today, he added, PFLAG boasts more than 350 chapters across the country, with 200,000 members in all 50 states. “It is difficult to imagine how we could have achieved so much progress toward attaining more equal rights for LGBT Americans” without the the Manfords, Crowley said. Openly gay City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), who founded the Queens LGBT Pride Parade in 1993, knew the Manfords personally. Turning to their daughter, Suzanne Manford Swan, who was seated in the front row, he said, “You know how much I loved your mother,” and praised her parents for their acceptance of their son, who died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of 41. It was Jeanne, in fact, who served as the grand marshal of that first parade, two years after she had served in a similar capacity at the New York City Gay Pride March. “Morty was the inspiration for Jeanne, and Morty himself took huge risks by coming out and fighting,” Dromm said. To this day, he added, a letter from Morty dating to 1974 hangs on the wall of Dromm’s office. In the letter, he asks Dromm to continue to fight against homophobia. “Morty was a wonderful human being,” Dromm recalled, pointing out that, while the post office honors only his parents, all three were memorialized on April 26, 2014

when a stretch of 171st Street between 33rd and 35th Avenues was renamed Jeanne, Jules, Morty Manford PFLAG Way, next to the school where Jeanne taught for many years. “Most of us don’t have parents who accept us,” Dromm said, as he proudly introduced his own mother in the audience. He indicated that there are an estimated 7,500 homeless kids on the streets every night in New York City, more than half of whom are believed to be LGBT youth who have been rejected by their parents. “This is what Jeanne was trying to combat,” he said. Jeanne asked Dromm to help start a PFLAG chapter in Queens. “It was appropriate that it started in Jeanne’s home because it was about families,” he said. “What Jeanne did was to make us visible. That visibility is so important.” Also on hand for the ceremony was Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), who said, “Jeanne and Jules Manford’s legacy is one of bravery and love, love for their son and for all people ... who have shared his struggle. Their advocacy paved the way for an America where being gay doesn’t prohibit you from serving in the military, from marrying, or from adopting a child. Their work ... allowed Jackson Heights to become a home for the LGBTQ community.” He was joined by Assemblyman Michael Den Dek ker (DEast Elmhurst), who said the Manfords “worked hard to create a support system for countless American

families. Their activism and commitment to human rights is something we should all aspire to. “Jeanne Manford was a native daughter of Queens and an example of the values that this borough holds dear: those of diversity, acceptance, and love for all of our neighbors.” Drew Tagliabue, executive director of PFLAG NYC, added, “This is such a well-deserved honor — they have a permanent place in the history of the movement. It is wonderful to see their place in the history of our country’s civil rights movement ... is remembered in this way.” And representing the family, Suzanne Manford Swan said, “They fought for [Morty’s] right to be who he was ... in a time when people didn’t understand. They took it upon themselves to educate people. My parents loved New York and they would be so proud to have their names carved on this important part of the city.” A plaque, which reads, “This building is named in honor of Jeanne and Jules Manford by an Act of Congress Public Law 114-200 July 29, 2016,” was unveiled by John Lunghi, the postmaster for Flushing, whose area includes Jackson Heights. Saturday’s ceremony took place at the crossroads of 37th Avenue and 78th Street, known as Julio Rivera Corner, named after a 29-year-old gay Latino man who was brutally murdered in the adjacent playground simply for being who he was. Jules Manford died in 1982. Q Jeanne Manford died in 2013.

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SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF QUEENS. HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff against AEHUI S. KIM A/K/A SHIA AEHUI KIM, DOKYUN KIM, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 27, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Court Room # 25, Jamaica, N.Y. on the 16th day of June, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 58-26 85th Street, Elmhurst, N.Y. 11373. (Block: 2897, Lot: 17), Approximate amount of lien $ 733,045.19 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 4609-2010. Matthew S. Vishnick, Esq., Referee. Fein, Such & Crane, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, N.Y. 14614, (585) 232-7400

A non for profit organization in Queens is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancement that are now being accepted. The project includes: installation of CCTV equipment. Installation of Electronic control and id systems. Installation of Panic Alarm System. Installation of Security gates and fencing. Selection criteria will be based on the knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to work schedule, prior experience and references, cost. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us at: bidforproject2015@gmail. com. All interested firms will be required to sign for the proposal document and provide primary contact, telephone, fax and email address. Bids will be accepted until June 1st 2017, and work is to commence by: June 15th 2017 and completed by June 25th 2017.

N OT I C E O F S A L E Supreme Cour t Count y Of Queens N a t i o n s t a r M o r t g ag e L L C , Plaintif f AG A INST Anwar H o s s ain, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 12 / 22 / 2016 and entered on 1/20 /2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County C our thouse, 8 8 -11 Sutphin Blvd., Courtroom 25, Jamaica, NY on June 23, 2017 at 10:00 AM premises known as 87-46 126th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the B orough and Count y of Queens, Cit y and State of New York, BLOCK: 9334, LOT: 28. Approximate amount of judgment is $ 660,106.45 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 12695/2014. Dominick R . Dale, Referee FRENKEL L AMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706

J & K WORLD CLASSIC STONES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/2/2017. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3831 9th St., Long Island City, NY 11101, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Shanghai Media LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/27/17. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8825 69 Rd., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purpose.

Mang Heem Films LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/16/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Mang Heem Films LLC, 45-16 49th Street, Apt. 01H, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Streetwise New York Tours, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 03/17/2011. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Streetwise New York Tours The LLC, 4014 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

R/S BRIARWOOD, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/27/2017. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 36-35 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Vasquez Group, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/17. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Alfonso Vasquez, 32-44 164 St., Flushing, NY 11358. General Purpose.

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Index No.: 710068/2016. Date Filed: 5-1-17. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the Place of Trial. Designation of Venue is based upon the situs of the Subject Property. Subject Property: 109-16 207th Street, Queens Village, New York 11429. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2006-FM3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FM3, Plaintiff, -against- BARBARA ARRINGTON A/K/A BARBARA P. ARRINGTON, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THOMAS CROLL, SHANIQUA CARLTON, LEWIS PEARSON, LISA DERMOTT, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $290,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on September 7, 2006, in CRFN number 2006000506397, covering premises known as 109-16 207th Street, Queens Village, New York 11429 – BL #: 10913 -12. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant Barbara Arrington a/k/a Barbara P. Arrington, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Salvatore J. Modica of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, dated March 20, 2017. Dated: April 28, 2017 Melville, NY, MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/_________________ Donna Akinrele, Esquire Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 p. 914-6368900 File # 16-300501 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay your taxes in accordance with state and local law. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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C M SQ page 34 Y K New Affordable Brownstones for Sale New Affordable Brownstones for Sale at Louis T. Wright HDFC at Louis T. Wright HDFC Louis T. Wright HDFC, is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 3 affordable renovated th brownstones now under construction at 455 Convent Avenue, 457 Convent Avenue and 524 West 150 Street in the Sugar Hill area of Manhattan. These brownstones are being constructed through the Neighborhood Homes Program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Staging a comeback in Roy Wilkins Park Parks and Recreation Department plans $450,000 upgrade next year

The amenities will include hardwood floors and appliances Each brownstone has 1 (2) bedroom unit and 2 (1) bedroom units The sales prices, and income requirements are as follows

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Neighborhood Houses Program not exceeding 165% of Area Medium Income

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The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation is giving poor reviews to the outdoor stage at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans. But a new ending is being written, with a $450,000 upgrade for the 20-year-old venue, which sits a few hundred feet south of the football field-track enclosure near an entrance from Merrick Boulevard. Parks last Wednesday made a presentation to Community Board 12, calling for: • reconstructing the stone-and-concrete stage itself, including new slate and bluestone surfaces; • adding concrete seating and a performance area in front of the stage; • making the stage accessible under federal American with Disabilities Act standards; and • adding a path that leads to the stage. A Parks Department spokesman told CB 12 that the funding comes from a participatory budgeting grant secured through the office

of Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and approved by the voters of Miller’s 27th District. The project likely will be bid out late this year or early next year. The city will seek to bundle the stage with one or two other approved capital projects in an effort to secure a better price from contractors. The $450,000 approved by the voters will be used exclusively for the stage, and will not be diverted to any other project that is part of the package. A Parks Department representative told CB 12 that members of the public would be free to use the stage for permitted purposes as they would any other amenity in the park. He also said the Department of Environmental Protection will clear out phragmites from the nearby pond and conduct other related work. According to a 12-page presentation obtained from Parks and Recreation, the pond and stage were constructed in 1997. The stage area occupies .52 acre of the 57-acre park. Q

* Subject to occupancy criteria * Household size includes everyone who will live with you. including parents and children. Subject to occupancy criteria. ** Income guidelines subject to change. *** Estimated subsidized sale prices may be subject to change. Home buyer secures mortgage from private lender Eligible buyers should have minimum of 10% of the purchase price available for down payment. Buyers must occupy the brownstone as their primary residence. Please note that the quoted sales prices, maximum household income, amenities etc., are estimated and are subject to change. To request an application: th REQUEST BY MAIL: Louis T. Wright HDFC. C/O 443 West 125 Street New York, N.Y. 10027 Include a self-addressed and stamped envelope.

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Informational sessions will be held on: th May 3, 2017 and June 9, 2017 at 6 P.M. at 439 West 125 Street Community Room Location Seminar attendance is not mandatory to purchase a home. Qualified applicants will be required to meet income guidelines and additional selection criteria. Completed applications must be returned by regular mail only (no priority, certified, registered, express, oversized, or overnight mail will be accepted) to a post office box number that will be listed on the application, and must be postmarked by JUNE 19, 2017 the deadline date. All applications postmarked after the deadline date will be set aside for possible future consideration. Applications will be selected by a lottery; applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualified. General preference will be given to New York City residents. 5% of the units are set aside for mobility-impaired applicants. 2% of the units are set aside for visual or hearing impaired applicants. Preference for a percentage of units goes to: Residents of Manhattan Community Board 9 (50%) and Municipal employees (5%). EACH BUYER MUST OCCUPY THE HOME AS HIS PRIMARY RESIDENCE. Therefore, any approved applicant will need to terminate any lease to any other residences prior to closing. Any prospective applicant who currently owns or previously has purchased a residential property is ineligible. No Broker’s Fee. No Application Fee. Owner Occupancy Required.

Bill Blasio, Bill dede Blasio, MayorMayor The York Department of TheNew New York CityCity Department of Housing and Development Housing Preservation Preservation and Development Maria -Springer, Commissioner MariaTorres Torres -Springer, Commissioner www.nyc.gov/hpd www.nyc.gov/hpd

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Even when viewed from the side, the old stone stage in St. Albans’ Roy Wilkins Park has seen better days. The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation last week presented plans for a PHOTOS COURTESY NYC PARKS $450,000 makeover to Community Board 12.

ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

All the right moves Thalia celebrates a tango hit’s birthday with a really big show

by Isabella Bruni

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The sparkly, body-hugging dresses and dapper suits of passionate performers are just a part of what the tango brings to the stage, as the Thalia Hispanic Theater in Sunnyside tells the tale of the passionate dance form in a six-week-long production “TangoMenaje: La Cumparsita 100 years.” Four musicians, four dancers and two singers bring to life the popular tango “La Cumparsita,” translating to “The Little Parade,” of Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodriguez. They’re paying homage to the piece’s centennial, as it was written in 1917 and was first played in public in the Cafe La Giralda in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. It continues to be one of the most famous tango works of the past century — the lyrics begin “The little parade of endless miseries ...” Latin Grammy winner Raul Jaurena, on bandoneon; Sergio Reyes, on violin; Pablo Lanouguere, on double bass; and Emiliano Messiez, on piano, together play the well-known, velvety sound of the tango as Marga Mitchell and Mario Barreiro theatrically sing in Spanish and couples Carolina Jaurena and Andres Bravo and Maureen and Carlos Urrego showcase the movements of their classic choreography. As the only bilingual Hispanic theater in Queens — which has put on more than 200 productions — Thalia’s tango shows are its most popular, Executive Director Angel Gil Orrios said. “We try to take risks with new works,” he added. Orrios explained that within 22 Spanish-speaking countries lies a rich diversity of many different cultures, and his hopes include translating as many of those cultures as possible into productions at the theater. This show in particular does just that — although the tango is believed to come just from Argentina, “La Cumparsita” comes from right over the Rio de la Plata in Uruguay. The show, broken up into three parts, firstly shows the roots of the tango in Montevideo, followed by its adoption in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ends with the cabaret interpretation for which the tango is most recognized today. continued on page 39

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Forgotten Musical Treasures, songs performed by Mariel Pacific accompanied by pianist Naoko Aita. Sat., June 3, Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

Madeline Lovallo Painting Her World, with scenes of Queens, the city and beyond, by the Howard Beach artist, with many available for sale. Thru end of June; opening reception with the artist, wine and cheese, Sat., June 3, 3:30-5 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 878-6614, madelinesstudio.pixels.com.

FILM The Caan Film Festival, with several movies celebrating Sunnyside-raised actor James Caan, including “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Thief” and “Misery.” Thru Sun., May 28, varying dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Resistance and Memory in Belgium, 1940-1945: Multiple Narratives,” with wartime and recent photos and testimonies of those who resisted the Nazi occupation, by professor Anne Griffin of The Cooper Union. Thru Fri., May 26, Queens College Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, kupferbergcenter.org. “Rewoven: Innovative Fiber Art,” with painted, woven, assembled and installed works by Taiwanese artists exploring innovation, social justice and art history, in two locations. Thru Fri., May 26, GodwinTernbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Thru Sat., June 10, QCC Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org; (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu. “A Body in Places: Queens Edition,” photos from visits artist Eiko Otake and photographer William Johnston made to the Indian Point nuclear energy center, left, and irradiated areas in Fukushima, Japan. Thru Sun., May 28, Topaz Arts, 55-03 39 Ave., Woodside. Free. Info: (718) 505-0440, topazarts.org.

DANCE For a fun Friday night it’d be hard to beat the Flushing Town Hall performance of Le Vent du Nord, the Canadian progressive folk band featuring Olivier Demers, left, on fiddle, Réjean Brunet on accordion, Nicolas Boulerice on hurdy-gurdy and Simon Beaudry on guitar. Be ready to dance! See Music. COURTESY PHOTO “Self Portrait,” with 27 contemporary realists celebrating a practice dating to the Renaissance, helping keep the legacy of great Western art alive in a world of shifting artistic values. Thru Tue., June 20, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com. “Charlotte Prodger: Subtotal,” with sound, video, works on paper and more linking disparate topics and sites; “Teresa Burga: Mano Mal Dibujada,” with drawings and sculptures by the Peruvian feminist artist; and “Sam Anderson: The Park,” with sculptures and videos that capture particular characters in mid-gesture, all as part of a larger network. Thru Mon., July 31, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

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Photos of Astoria & NYC, with a rotating selection of pictures by Astoria photographer Brian Sills, available for sale. Thu., June 1-Thu., Nov. 30; opening reception Tue., June 6, 8-10 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

STAR — Senior Theater Acting Repertory, with 50-plus performers in a show that entertains and promotes a positive image of the “young at heart” older adult. Fri., June 2, 2 p.m., Laurelton Library, 134-26 225 St. Free. Info: (718) 528-2822, star-queens.org.

MUSIC Le Vent du Nord, the boisterous Québecois band playing French-Canadian and Celtic dance tunes, traditional songs and originals. Fri., May 26, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. dance lessons), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. A Tribute to Scott Joplin, honoring the King of Ragtime 100 years after his death, with concert by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, ceremony at his gravesite, BBQ and more. Sat., May 27, 2 p.m., St. Michael’s Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. Free. Info: (718) 278-3240, stmichaelscemetery.com. Quad City DJ’s, C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski, the duo behind the 1996 Miami bass hit “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)” and, as 95 South, 1993’s “Whoot, There It Is.” Sat., May 27, 11:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. meet and greet), Resorts World Casino, Bar 360, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. $21. Info: rwnewyork.com.

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“Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 9390647, queenshistoricalsociety.org, bit.ly/2nBaJ8M. “Elements of Nature: Paintings by Denise P. Levine,” works meant to reflect nature and “provide a calming, restorative and healing message.” Thru end of June, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

The LIC One Act Festival, a competition among various plays with the audience voting for winners of cash prizes. Thru Sun., June 4, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $14$42. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Michelle Boulé-The Monomyth, a solo show illuminating the transformation of the feminine/ feminist hero. Thu.-Sat., May 25-27, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Tickets/Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

KIDS/TEENS Animal Care Trainee, workshop giving kids 8-12 hands-on experience caring for animals, with snack and certificate included. Sat., May 27, 9-11 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $23. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Tinkering Weekend, a drop-in workshop recommended for kids 5 and up and their families, encouraging them to build, explore and create together. Sat.-Sun., May 27-28, 1:30-3 and 3:30-5 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

AUDITIONS Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” by the Royal Star Theatre, seeking actors, singers, dancers, stage crew for early Nov. shows. Performers: Prepare 32 bars of a musical theater song. Wed., June 7; Fri., June 9, 7-10 p.m.; callbacks Wed., June 14, Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates. Info: (516) 521-5500, royalstartheatre.org.

TangoMenaje: “La Cumparsita,” celebrating 100 years of the popular tango, with a live band, dancers, singers and chance for the audience to dance too. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., each Sun., 4 p.m. thru June 25. Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40; $37 students, seniors; $5 more at door. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Lights, Camera, Music!, a live performance of classic and recent movie themes and songs, including “As Time Goes By,” “Let it Go,” the “Star Wars” theme and more, by the Astoria Symphony Orchestra and singers Megan Pachecano and Tommy Wazelle. Sun., May 28, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $40. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. COURTESY PHOTO

Memorial Day Paddle, kayaking and canoeing for all ages and experience levels, including none, on a first-come, first-served basis, with minors needing a guardian present and well-behaved dogs welcome to accompany their owners, by the LIC Community Boathouse, weather permitting. Canine life preservers provided. Mon., May 29, 1-4 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park Beach, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org. continued on page 40

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Queensboro Symphonic Choir debut

you to take the next step and start singing. “People can join the choir even if they’re not singers, even if they don’t have voice training,” Joseph said. “Anyone who comes can join the experience.” Sunday’s program will include Anton Bruckner’s “Te Deum,” Max Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy” with violinist Kae Nakano and Joseph’s “Cry of a Butterfly.” Bruckner’s “Te Deum” was written in the 1880s. The original Te Deum was an early Christian hymn of praise — the Latin words mean “You, God,” and come from the phra se “Te Deum laudamus,” meaning “We praise you, God” —and other composers have since created their own works of praise. Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy,” also written in the 1880s, is four movements of music based on Scottish folk melodies that is considered to pay homage to Scottish traditions.

Members of the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra — and its new Symphonic Choir — rehearse a week before their upcoming perforPHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH mance, the choral group’s debut. Joseph says his own “Cry of a Butter fly,” a shor t piece he wrote in t he 19 9 0 s, is a n abstract expression of emotions about nature.

“Classical music doesn’t have to be an intellectual experience. It can be an emotional and spiritual experience,” he said. continued on page 41

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and dance and express ourselves,” Joseph said. The orchestra was founded in Sweet and powerful classical music seeped through the open 2015 in Flushing by its conducbasement door of Mary’s Nativi- tor, Dong Hyun Kim, as an allty Church in Flushing last Sun- volunteer group to bring the day night as the Queensboro highest level of symphonic music Symphony Orchestra rehearsed to a diverse audience and to give next Sunday’s debut concert for its musicians a chance to develop and showcase their talents. its symphonic choir. Concert host and composer Kim added Chamber Music SociPaul Joseph invites you to come ety concerts at Flushing Town for the music and stay for the Hall in 2016. “So now they’re expanding transformative joy. “I mean, why are we on this into a whole different realm planet? All we need to do is sing with the choir,” said Joseph, who serves as the g r o u p’s c o n c e r t host, publicist and composer, and is the music director at t h e d e b u t ’s When: Sun., May 28, 7 p.m. venue, M a r y ’s Where: Mary’s Nativity Church, Nativity Church. 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing Perhaps the Entry: Free-will offering. (718) 359-5996; experience of seequeensborosymphony.org i ng t h e p e r f o rmance will move qboro contributor

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Nick Radu displays good comic timing as Condomine. He and Susan Young as Ruth make for a believable couple. As the ethereal Elvira, Nili Resnick is appropriately coquettish and, at the same time, more than a bit devilish. She is also beautifully lit, thanks to technical director Glenn Rivano. Shana Aborn is delightfully batty as the bicycle-riding medium, earning laughs each time she emerges — quite suddenly — from a trance as if nothing has happened. Roger McIlvaine and Faith Elliott are perfectly matched as the Bradmans, and, completing the cast as the Condomines’ muchimposed upon servant, Edith, Lori Ann Santopetro displays many a precious facial expression. The lavish home setting, designed by W. Gordon Innes, is effectively detailed, complete with French doors and fireplace. Some of the costumes, provided by the actors themselves, are of questionable taste. At two and a half hours, the play is, admittedly, too long, and it does move slowly in several spots with prolonged dialogue that, at times, becomes repetitious. Still, this is a classic that deserves to Q be seen.

Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit,” a generally diverting farce with macabre overtones that first saw the light of a stage in London in 1941, came to Broadway later that year and, over the decades, has been adapted for radio, television and the silver screen, as well as providing the basis for a stage musical. It is a staple among community theater groups, as evidenced by its second rendering this season on the local boards, this time settling in for a run through June 3 by The Parkside Players in Forest Hills. For those who have yet to be taken in by its charms, the play is a biting commentary on the institution of marriage, focusing as it does on a love triangle involving novelist Charles Condomine and the two women in his life, only one of whom remains among the living. The premise is simple: Condomine is planning to write a book about — of all things — a homicidal medium. To that end, he and his stuffy wife, Ruth, invite a spiritualist, the eccentric Madame Arcati, over for dinner and a seance. They are joined by friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman, and, unbeknownst to them, by the ghost of Condomine’s first wife, Elvira. Complications ensue and, before long, Condomine finds himself in the middle of a potentially lethal tug-of-war When: Fri.-Sat., May 26-27, June 2-3, between the two ladies. 8 p.m.; Sun., May 28, 2 p.m. All of this is played out in high style Where: Grace Lutheran Church, and with plenty of Coward’s trade103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills marked witticisms. And, under the Tickets: $17; $15 seniors. (718) 353-7388, insightful direction of Kevin Schwab, parksideplayers.com the ensemble cast works as a welloiled entity.

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And the crowd appreciated it. “It was a great experience to see a tango show in real life,” audience member Angelica Acevedo said. “I’ve always been a fan and seeing it felt really authentic.” As far as precise, sensual and sharp dancing goes, these dancers had plenty of it. Two couples switch off for different sections of the show, and choosing a favorite is more difficult than it might seem. The Milonga section of the show, following the second parts, invites the

audience to dance on stage with the performers. Both those with some tango experience and those with little to none are welcome to take the hand of their desired, dream dance partner. “I came last year and it was really amazing, especially the way [the show] changed,” Milonga participant Nyleptha De Souza said. When: Each Fri.-Sun. thru June 25 Given the historical visuals it Where: Thalia Hispanic Theatre, encompasses, the entrancing sound 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside of the bandoneon and its stunning Tickets: $40; $37 seniors, students dance elements, calling Thalia’s “La ($5 more at door). Cumparsita” production 90 minutes (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org of s tupef ying per fec tion is an Q understatement.

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We are pleased to introduce the 2017 Parade Grand Marshals and Headliner for the Sunday June 4th, 2017 Pride Events starting at 12:00 p.m. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Pride in Jackson Heights. Bianey Garcia of MAKE THE ROAD is a Trans-Activist combating all forms of discrimination in the LGBT community. “Mi lema (my mantra) is I didn’t choose to be an activist, injustice pushed me,” says Bianey. She is an individual role model for us all. Sheltering Arms, an organization operating for 186 years, is dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse, neglect or poverty to New Yorkers. They service over 24,000 people with educational programs, in over 45 sites all over the city. “We are proud and grateful for the opportunity to support Queens Pride as Grand Marshal. We look forward to celebrating programs and possibilities with children and families at this year’s parade,” says Elizabeth McCarthy, CEO. This 186-yearold organization is making NYC a better place. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli first became our comptroller in 2007. He easily won re-election in 2014. His mixture of fiscal intelligence and practice of serving ALL New Yorkers equally and fairly make him a worthy elected government official to hold the title of Grand Marshal. “This year’s Grand Marshals are a representation of diversity in action working together to make NYC a better place. I am so pleased!” says Mo George, Queens Pride co-chair. Our Festival Stage is honored to have Lisa Lisa as this year’s Headliner. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam are

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continued from page 35 Art auction, with works in all media and price ranges, by big names and more, plus 50/50 raffle, hors d’oeuvres and more, sponsored by the Queens West Kiwanis Foundation and Glendale Kiwanis Club. Sat., June 3, 5:30 p.m. preview, 7 p.m. auction, Kolping Center, 65-04 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. $12; $15 at door. Info: Debbie Kueber, (718) 628-0100; Hank Kraker, (718) 386-7302. Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning First Friday, with musical performances, poetry, visual arts and more, providing a nurturing environment for artists needing a platform. Fri., June 2, 7-9 p.m., 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. Queens Book Festival, with author readings and signings, panel talks on various topics, kids’ activities and more. Sat.-Sun., May 27-28, LIC Landing, on the East River off Center Blvd. and 54 Ave., Long Island City. $25-$100. Info: (917) 745-3507, queensbookfestival.nyc.

100 th Year Celebration Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, died in 1917 and was interred at St. Michael’s Cemetery. His grave remained unmarked until 1974 when ASCAP — the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers — responding to the immense popularity of Joplin’s music due to its use in the awardwinning film “The Sting”, installed a plaque. St. Michael’s Cemetery has been honoring this great composer every May for the past dozen years with free, outdoor ragtime concerts on its grounds. The concert, to be held on May 27 at 2 p.m., will feature the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, today’s foremost ragtime ensemble. After the concert, a ceremony will be held at the grave site to install a memorial bench to further honor the composer. The bench was paid for with donations by admirers of Scott Joplin’s music, fans from the U.S., Canada, Italy, and Japan. The ceremony will include a barbershop quartet singing “We Will Rest Awhile,” a number from Joplin’s opera “Treemonisha”. This is a notable musical event that is not to be missed.

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Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org.

Board game meetup, with groups and individuals playing old favorites, learning new games or joining in ones that require extra players. Sun., May 28, 12-5 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

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Caring for a loved one with dementia? Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39 St., Sunnyside. English speaking caregivers suppport group, every Tue., Spanish speaking caregivers suppport group, 2nd & 4th Wed. of every month. Contact: Shyvonne Noboa (718) 784-6173, ext. 440.

“Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037.

Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m.

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St. Raphael Church flea market, with vendor spots still available. Sun., June 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (setup 8 a.m.), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. Vendors: $35 for 10-foot-spot; $45 if borrowing 8-foot table. Info: (718) 729-8957. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

Women’s Support Group, Center for the Women of New York, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, Rm. 325. Every other Tue. (weekly) 6 p.m. Registration req’d. Free. Contact: CWNY (718) 7930672, centerwny@yahoo.com. Have a loved one with memory loss? Selfhelp Community Services Inc., 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Stimulating program – One, two, three or four days a week; half-days are also available. Call Ellen Sarokin or Cathy O’Sullivan: (718) 631-1886.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 04/17/17, bearing Index Number NC-001276-16/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MYA (Middle) YASMEEN CHENET (Last) NAZAIRE. My present name is (First) MYA (Middle) YASMEEN NAZAIRE (Last) WATKINS. My present address is 225-05 88TH AVENUE, APT 2, BELLEROSE MANOR, NY 11427. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is NOVEMBER 27, 1998.

3 Kings LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/16/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Mohammed Shafiqul Islam, 17527 Wexford Terrace, Apt 4A, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05/05/17, bearing Index Number NC-000416-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) OLUWADAMILARE (Middle) MUHAMMED BASIRU (Last) OGUNTOYINBO. My present name is (First) MUHAMMED (Middle) B. (Last) OGUNTOYINBO AKA DAMILARE MUHAMMED OGUNTOYINBO AKA OLUWADAMILARE MUHAMMED BASIRU OGUNTOYINBO (infant). My present address is 119-24 200th Street, Saint Albans, NY 11412-3806. My place of birth is NIGERIA. My date of birth is September 03, 1999.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05/10/17, bearing Index Number NC-000153-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SAHIL (Middle) AUNIK (Last) ZAKARIA. My present name is (First) SAHIL (Middle) ZAKARIA (Last) AUNIK (infant). My present address is 86-46 232ND STREET, Queens Village, NY 11427. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is April 07, 2004.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 03/20/17, bearing Index Number NC-001179-16/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SAKINA (Last) RUIZ. My present name is (First) SAKINA (Middle) G. (Last) CARTER AKA SAKINA G. RUIZ CATALAN AKA SAKINA CARTER. My present address is 144-43 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434-4814. My place of birth is KENYA. My date of birth is October 10,1983.

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Notice of Formation of GANZOS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/24/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o CaneLaw LLP, 200 Park Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10166. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Memories of a great event space in Flushing

Colonial House, 158-06 Northern Blvd., Flushing, summer 1945.

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Destined for greatness, Colonial House Restaurant & Catering at 158-06 Northern Blvd. started out as a house that was zoned for commercial use on a busy boulevard. It was owned by Harry C. Browne, who extended the front of the house and used his 105-by-113-foot property to make a first-class restaurant in the 1930s. It served lunch from 50 to 65 cents and dinner from 85 cents to $1.

In the mid-1950s the Burburan family purchased the property and the abutting lot. They expanded the restaurant to a new size: 105 by 156 feet. It then became the iconic Flushing catering hall for weddings, private parties and all kinds of social affairs. But eventually it was sold and replaced by a plain commercial building. There are still thousands of fans of the restaurant with many great memories of the wonderful things that took place Q there.

Sandy in spin mode by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson held a spin-happy press conference prior to the start of the Mets current homestand last Friday; his team mired in a seven-game losing streak. One of Alderson’s strengths is projecting an image of always having a steady hand on the tiller. Not surprisingly, he spoke in a soothing manner about how there is a lot of the baseball season left and how he expects the Mets’ play, particularly the team’s highly-vaunted pitching, to improve. I asked Alderson if he was concerned about home attendance sharply decreasing not just because of mounting Mets losses, but also because of the number of household names on the disabled list such as Yoenis Cespedes, Jeurys Familia and Noah Syndergaard. Alderson responded by saying that attendance is not his priority, but conceded that not having your stars does affect the gate. “Attendance is a function of winning and I think that our players have underperformed so far,” he said. Neil Walker, the Mets affable second baseman and team leader, echoed Sandy’s sentiments when he told me, “We will play better.” Well-traveled outfielder Ben Revere was back at Citi Field last weekend as a member of the Angels. “I’m always wearing a different

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• Garden Co-op – 3 BRs, 1 bath (freshly painted), new refinished wood flooring, party room (fee) . . . . . . . . . . .$199K • Garden Co-op – 2 BRs, 1 bath, gorgeous open kit/DR concept, wood cabinets, porcelain floors, granite, SS appl., washer/dryer. . . $259K • IN CONTRACT Garden Co-op – 3 BRs, 1 bath, 1st floor, needs TLC . . . . . . . . . . .$169K • HI-Rise Co-op – All new 2 BRs, 2 baths, with 19" terrace. Pack bags/ move in . . . . . . . $269K • Condo - Greentree – 3 BRs, 2 baths, 2nd floor, totally renovated, garage. . . Reduced $394,999K

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"WATERFRONT" Corner 1 family, 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, 20x80 lot w/2 car garage. Large dock, fits 5 boats, 30x22 deck over water. New siding w/architectural roof.

Asking $689K

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH

Extra lg Hi-Ranch, on 40x109, 4 BRs, 3 baths, contemporary style kitchen, 4 ft in-ground pool w/waterfall, hardwood floors upstairs, pavers, Asking $949K skylights.

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